Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Jan Hendrik van Gilse
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
1. Jan Hendrik van Gilse Marker
Mόnchen, 5 juni 1912 - Den Haag, 28 maart 1944
Bij het aantreden van Hitler in 1933 koos het gezin Van Gilse definitief voor Nederland. Zowel vader Jan als zijn zoons Jan Hendrik (Janrik) en Maarten. (Mik) gingen in het verzet. Janrik was reclametekenaar van beroep en lid van de Communistische Partij van Nederland (CPN). Na zijn terugkeer vanuit de Spaanse Burgeroorlog kreeg hij van de CPN de opdracht het militaire verzet in Nederland te organiseren. Van Gilse had de leiding van De Mil, een gewapende verzetsgroep die in 1943 opging in de Raad van Verzet. Hij was betrokken bij aanslagen en overvallen. Vele verzetsmensen liepen bij een vergadering in Den Haag in een val van de Sicherheitsdienst, de inlichtingendienst van de nazi's. Van Gilse nam snel de benen, maar werd neergeschoten en overleed aan zijn verwondingen.
When Hitler took office in 1933, the Van Gilse family definitively chose the Netherlands. Both father Jan and his sons Jan Hendrik (Janrik) and Maarten. (Mik) joined the resistance. Janrik was an advertising artist by profession and a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN). After his return from the Spanish Civil War, he was commissioned by the CPN to organize the military resistance in the Netherlands. Van Gilse was in charge of De Mil, an armed resistance group that merged into the Council of Resistance in 1943. He was involved in attacks. and raids. During a meeting in The Hague, many resistance members fell into a trap of the Sicherheitsdienst, the Nazi intelligence service. Van Gilse quickly fled, but was shot and died of his injuries.
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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 March 28, 1944.
Location. 52° 22.898′ N, 4° 49.528′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is on Van Gilsestraat, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Van Gilsestraat 30HS, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 HM, 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: Maarten van Gilse (within shouting distance of this marker); Jan van Gilse (within shouting distance of this marker); Cornelis de Groot (within shouting
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
2. Jan Hendrik van Gilse Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
