Westerpark in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Martin Vlaar
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 19, 2023
1. Martin Vlaar Marker
Hij was lid van de CPN en verzetsstrijder in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Een van de organisatoren van de februaristaking in 1941. Later werd hij buurtactivist en strijder voor de belangen van de Spaarndammerbuurt, speciaal bij de renovatie gedurende de jaren 1970 - 1980.
Martin Vlaar was a member of the CPN (the Communist Party of the Netherlands) and a resistance fighter in World War II. He was one of the organizers of the February strike in 1941. He later became a neighborhood activist and fighter for the interests of the Spaarndammerbuurt, especially during the renovation during the 1970s - 1980s.
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list.
Location. 52° 23.345′ N, 4° 52.856′ E. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wester Suiker Raffinaderij / Wester Sugar Refinery (within shouting distance of this marker); Assendelftstraat (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Wester Suiker Raffinaderij / Wester Sugar Refinery (about 90 meters away); Gedenkteken Westersuikerfabriek / Wester Sugar Factory Memorial (about 90 meters away); Henk Curière sr. (about 120 meters away); Spaarndammerstraat (about 120 meters away); Zaandijkstraat (about 120 meters away); 1944 Vliegtuigramp Herdenking Westzaanstraat / 1944 Westzaan Street American Bomber Crash Memorial (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
Also see . . . Martin Vlaarkade (Wikipedia, in Dutch). A description and history of the street, with an emphasis on the street’s namesake.
On the street’s namesake: Groundworker Martinus Vlaar (Sloten (North Holland), 13 March 1904 - Amsterdam, 11 February 1975) joined the Dutch communists in the 1930s. In this capacity he helped illegally organize the February Strike in World War II. Followers of the(Submitted on March 19, 2023.)Nazi regime organized a manhunt after that strike and also managed to find Vlaar and locked him up in the House of Detention on the Weteringschans and then on the Amstelveenseweg and the Oranjehotel in Scheveningen. He received a prison sentence, which he had to serve in Germany. In 1945 he was liberated by US troops. He remained politically active for the CPN in districts and party departments and took a seat in United Resistance (interests of victims of Nazi terror). He also remained active in the Spaarndammerbuurt from his home on Zaandammerplein. For some time he was a member of the city council of Amsterdam for the CPN.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 19, 20232. Martin Vlaar Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
