Dutch War Graves General Cemetery Delfzijl

The General Cemetery in Delfzijl contains eight individual Dutch war graves and a collective grave of civilian victims who died during the Second World War.

Text on the grave:

FALLEN DURING
THE SIEGE
VAN DELFZIJL
IN APRIL 1945

Jantina Ohlsen b. 26 Oct 1906 d. April 25, 1945

Georg Reinder Vos b. 25 March 1888 died 22 April 1945
Allegonda Kuipers b. Sept 24 1867 deceased. April 25, 1945
Diena Briek born 18 Aug. 1871 d. April 25, 1945

Feike Meertens b. 11 Dec. 1925 deceased. April 23, 1945

The other war casualties are:

Reinder Drenth, carpenter
born 16-02-1910 in Delfzijl
died 22-03-1944 in Waldheim Sachsen Germany

Jan Kruiger, baker's assistant
born 17-08-1921 in Delfzijl
died 06-02-1945 in Groningen

Pieter Jan Kuper, machine fitter
born 19-01-1922 in Delfzijl
died 07-07-1944 in Dessau Germany

Dirk Ploeg, casual worker
born 11-07-1891 in The Hague
died 23-05-1945 on the Eems near Delfzijl

Christian Nicolaas Adolf Ridenberg, soldier 14 Cpn.
born 03-04-1911 in Winschoten
died 10-05-1940 in Dordrecht

Gouke Toekele Wedman, shop assistant and member of the resistance
born 28-05-1923 in Smallingerland
died 17-04-1945 in Delfzijl

Hilbrand de Ruiter, aged 53 years
died 16-04-1945 in Delfzijl

Harm Kriens
born 24-06-1885
died 19-07-1945 in Delfzijl

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Nico Nienhuis