Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Johan Schippers
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
1. Johan Schippers Marker
Johan Godefridus Schippers
Amsterdam, 13 februari 1923 - Amsterdam, 8 maart 1945
Nog maar net had Johan (Hans) Schippers zijn HBS- diploma aan het Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam behaald, toen hij in 1940 in het verzet ging. Hij verrichtte spionageactiviteiten, bracht vluchtende Joodse landgenoten over de grens en regelde bonkaarten en valse persoonsbewijzen voor onderduikers. Sommigen liet hij tijdelijk onderduiken in zijn ouderlijk huis aan de Van Breestraat. Schippers verzorgde vanaf 1943 de papiervoorraden voor het illegale Parool. Hij was contactpersoon tussen verschillende drukkers, werd hoofd van de expeditie in Amsterdam en coφrdineerde illegale groepen buiten de stad bij het drukken van plaatselijke Parool-bulletins. Tijdens een inval werd hij gearresteerd op zijn onderduikadres aan de Weteringschans. Een week later werd hij bij Rozenoord aan de Amsteldijk gefusilleerd. Johan Schippers ligt begraven op de Eerebegraafplaats in Bloemendaal.
Johan (Hans) Schippers had only just obtained his HBS diploma at the Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam, when he joined the resistance in 1940. He carried out espionage activities, transported fleeing Jewish compatriots across the border and arranged ration cards and false identity cards for people in hiding. He had some of them go into hiding temporarily at the home of his parents on Van Breestraat. From 1943, Schippers took care of the paper stocks for the illegal publication Parool. He was the contact person between various printers, became head of distribution in Amsterdam and coordinated illegal groups outside the city in the printing of local Parool bulletins. During a raid he was arrested at his hiding place on the Weteringschans. A week later he was executed at Rozenoord on the Amsteldijk. Johan Schippers is buried at the Bloemendaal Memorial Cemetery.
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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 8, 1945.
Location. 52° 22.767′ N, 4° 49.542′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is at the intersection of Johan Schippersplantsoen and Jan de Jonghstraat, on the right when traveling north on Johan Schippersplantsoen. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Johan Schippersplantsoen 1HS, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1063 JX, 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: Arend Bontekoe (within shouting distance of this marker); Sape Kuiper
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 25, 2022
2. Johan Schippers 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 258 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
