Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Harry Koningsberger
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 21, 2022
1. Harry Koningsberger Marker
Henri Johan Koningsberger
Blokzijl, 11 februari 1924 - Den Dolder, 5 april 1945
'Meer dan zijn leven, had hij zijn vaderland lief'. Deze tekst staat op het Nederlands grafmonument in Zeist. Het monument werd in 1946 onthuld op de plek waar Harry Koningsberger en negen anderen op 5 april 1945 aan de Soestdijkerweg door de bezetter werden gefusilleerd.
Koningsberger hielp onderduikers. Vlak voor het einde van de oorlog werd hij gearresteerd. Het losgeld dat zijn vader betaalde, mocht niet baten. Mogelijk was zijn executie bedoeld als represaillemaatregel voor een overval op twee SS-ers een week eerder. De namen van de tien gefusilleerde mannen staan mede vermeld op de 'Erelijst van Gevallenen', een nationaal monument in het gebouw van de Tweede Kamer aan het Binnenhof in Den Haag. Elke dag wordt er een bladzijde van de erelijst omgeslagen.
'More than his life, he loved his homeland'. This text is on a Dutch funerary monument in Zeist. The monument was unveiled in 1946 on the spot where Harry Koningsberger and nine others were executed by the occupying forces on 5 April 1945 on the Soestdijkerweg.
Koningsberger helped people who had gone into hiding. He was arrested just before the end of the war. The ransom that his father paid was to no avail. His execution may have been intended as a reprisal for a raid on two SS men a week earlier. The names of the ten executed men are also mentioned on the 'Honor Roll of the Fallen', a national monument in the building of the House of Representatives on the Binnenhof in The Hague. Every day a page of the honor roll is turned.
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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 April 5, 1945.
Location. 52° 22.806′ N, 4° 50.149′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is on Harry Koningsbergerstraat, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Harry Koningsbergerstraat 1, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 TB, 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: Leendert Valstar (within shouting distance of this marker); Johannes Post (within shouting distance of this marker); Hannie Schaft (about
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 21, 2022
2. Harry Koningsberger Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Henri Johan Koningsberger (Erelijst van Gevallenen 1940-1945). Image of page 569 of the Erelijst van Gevallenen ("Honor Roll of the Fallen") as displayed in the House of Representatives in the Hague, showing the data for Harry Koningsberger. (Submitted on September 23, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 786 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
