Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Nico Snijders
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
1. Nico Snijders Marker
Amsterdam, 26 september 1918 - Leusderheide, 5 februari 1943
Kopergieter en socialist Nicolaas Snijders verborg samen met zijn tweelingbroer Cor wapens in het ouderlijk huis en op hun werk bij ijzergieterij Zimmer. Deze smokkelden ze per roeiboot over het Noordzeekanaal uit een depot in de Coenhaven. Nico was betrokken bij een van de eerste versprei- dersgroepen van de Nieuwsbrief Pieter 't Hoen, voorloper van het illegale Parool. Hij werd verraden en eind van de zomer van 1941 gearresteerd door twee Nederlandse politierechercheurs die voor de Sicherheitsdienst werkten. Hij bekende het plakken van illegale pamfletten om zo huiszoeking, en dus ontdekking van de wapenopslag, te voorkomen. Snijders werd samen met negentien andere verzetsmensen, onder wie dertien leden van de Parool-groep, op de Leusderheide gefusilleerd en daar begraven. Na de oorlog werd de groep herbe- graven op de Eerebegraafplaats in Bloemendaal. Tweelingbroer Cor overleefde de oorlog.
Copper foundry worker and socialist Nicolaas Snijders, together with his twin brother, Cor, hid weapons at their parent's home and at work in storage at an iron foundry. They had smuggled these by rowboat through the North Sea Canal from a depot in the Coenhaven. Nico was involved in one of the first dissemination groups of the Newsletter Pieter 't Hoen, predecessor of the illegal Parool. He was betrayed and arrested at the end of the summer of 1941 by two Dutch police detectives working for the Security Service. He confessed to the posting of illegal pamphlets, and their house was searched, leading to the discovery of the weapons cache. Snijders and nineteen others who were resistance fighters, including thirteen members of the Parool group, were executed on the Leusder Heath and buried there. After the war, the group was reburied graves at the Memorial Cemetery in Bloemendaal. His twin brother Cor survived the war.
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 5, 1943.
Location. 52° 22.883′ N, 4° 49.959′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is at the intersection of Nico Snijderstraat and Burgemeester Fockstraat on Nico Snijderstraat. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 CX, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Koen Limperg (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilco Jiskoot (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Walraven van Hall
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
2. Nico Snijders Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal. Wikipedia website entry (Submitted on February 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
