Hiding Place Diever

On the memorial stone is the following text:

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL
HERMANNUS VOS * 10-9-1915 IN SMILDE + END OF APRIL 1945 IN PAIGERHORST (GER)
GEERT GERHARDUS KOSTER * 24-5-1925 IN DIEVER + 24-3-1945 IN PAIGERHORST (GER)
HILBERT GUNNINK * 5-4-1917 IN RUINERWOLD + IN A CAMP IN DLD
THIJS EGGINK * 12-2-1900 IN DWINGELOO + 6-4-1945 IN WOBLIN (GER)
JAN EGGINK * 3-11-1912 IN DWINGELOO + MARCH 1945 IN A CAMP IN DLD
ROELOF EGGINK * 19-4-1919 IN DWINGELOO + MARCH 1945 IN A CAMP IN DLD
THIJS GERHARDUS DRUPSTEEN * 6-3-1912 IN HASSELT + EXECUTED IN VUGHT 18-8-1944
SEBASTIAAN VAN NOOTEN * 27-5-1905 IN SCHOONHOVEN + 24-5-1945
AT ROTHENBURG AT THE GENERAL BRITISH HOSPITAL. (DLD)

In 1954 the den came into the possession of the municipality of Diever and it was renovated for the first time. The original wooden shelter was rebuilt from concrete sheet piles and lined with pine logs. The cave had become somewhat smaller after this restoration. A second restoration took place in 1994. It was decided to restore the monument to its original state. The entire hiding place was dismantled and rebuilt. The cave was provided with a concrete prefab construction with a concrete roof. This roof construction also made it possible to add more soil to the cave than before. A planting was then applied, similar to the original situation. Inside the hut, the bag rack on which the escape bag was always packed was ready, and the underground bicycle shed was replaced.

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Herma de Vries (1, 2, 3, 4), Bert Deelman (5)
• Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei