Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Jan Verleun
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
1. Jan Verleun Marker
Amsterdam, 13 augustus 1919 - Waalsdorpervlakte, 7 Januari 1944
Nederland op 10 mei 1940 in militaire dienst. In de oorlog sloot hij zich aan bij de links- radicale verzetsgroep CS-6, in de zomer van 1940 opgericht door de broers Gideon en Jan Karel Boissevain. De naam was afkomstig van het adres waar de verzetsgroep werd opgericht: Corellistraat 6 in Amsterdam. Hij liquideerde diverse belangrijke NSB'ers, waaronder Hendrik Seyffardt, bevelhebber van het Nederlandse Vrijwilligerslegioen, en oudminister Posthuma, die voor de Duitsers was gaan werken.
Nadat de groep was verraden, werd Verleun op 4 november 1943 opgepakt. Hij werd gemarteld en ter dood veroordeeld. Een dag na zijn aankomst in het Oranjehotel, de gevangenis in Scheveningen, werd hij op de Waalsdorpervlakte gefusilleerd.
Jan Verleun was in the Dutch military service when the Germans attacked the Netherlands on 10 May 1940. During the war he joined the leftist radical resistance group CS-6, founded in the summer of 1940 by brothers Gideon
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After the group was betrayed, Verleun was arrested on November 4, 1943. He was tortured and sentenced to death. One day after his arrival at the Oranjehotel, the prison in Scheveningen, he was shot at the Waalsdorpervlakte.
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This historical marker 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 January 7, 1944.
Location. 52° 23.021′ N, 4° 49.851′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. Marker is at the intersection of Jan Verleunstraat and Joop IJisbergstraat on Jan Verleunstraat. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 EK, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Joop IJisberg (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Vervooren (within shouting distance of this
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
2. Jan Verleun Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Jan Verleun (Second Wiki). An extended article on Verleun and his activities during the war. (Note that although in English, this article was originally in some other language, as it bears several hallmarks of sloppy translation, e.g. literally translating Verleun's last name).
Excerpt (corrected for poor translation): "Verleun was also finally betrayed. The fiancée of co-conspirator Leo Frijda, a German Jew, had been arrested together with him and betrayed Verleun out of fear for her own life. On November 4, 1943, he was arrested by ten men and taken to the headquarters of the SD in the Euterpestraat (now Gerrit van der Veenstraat ). There he was interrogated and tortured. Although he was handcuffed to the bed, he managed to write a goodbye note to his family that a guard then smuggled out of prison. In the letter he wrote: “I was hoping to have a star or two on my collar after the war, but now I will have as many stars as I want. [...] I am going upstairs to be knighted by the Lord of all things and will have my own star in the sky.” He spent the last night before his execution on January 7th in the Oranjehotel prison. The next day, at the age of 24, he was executed and buried anonymously. In 1946 his remains were reburied in the family grave in the Sint Barbara cemetery in Amsterdam."(Submitted on August 16, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
