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Memorial Killed Resistance Fighters

On 18 and 19 February 1945 five men were arrested in Alkmaar and were brought to the Amsterdam prison on the Weteringschans.
On March 1 the resistance in Zaandam shot down a bad cop. As retaliation, the five men were on March 10 transported to Zaandam.
At the Bernhard Bridge, these five men were shot by a firing squad.

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Source

  • Text: Lammert Melk
  • Photos: Dick de Bruijne (1,2) Lammert Melk (3,4)