Rotterdam Rechter Maasoever , South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Monument Gedode Verzetsstrijders
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Memorial for Killed Resistance Fighters
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2024
1. Monument Gedode Verzetsstrijders / Memorial for Killed Resistance Fighters
Een met de Duitse bezetter samenwerkende groep politieagenten was op de hoogte van de bijeenkomst en viel het pand binnen.
Een schietpartij volgde. Hamelink, Zwitser en Van Est kwamen om het leven. Twee andere verzetsmannen, Eric Krop en Robert Cox, raakten gewond.
Kunstenares Loeki Metz maakte een gedenkteken om het offer van Hamelink, Zwitser en Van Est te gedenken. Op 4 mei 1961 werd het onthuld. In 2022 is het gestolen.
Wij blijven hen herdenken.
J.J. Hamelink, T. van Est, E. Zwitser, A. Breukelaar, R. Cox, B. Duister, W.R. Emmen Riedel, A. Jansen, H.P.J. van Ketwich Verschuur, F.J. Krop, J. Melchior
On October 18, 1942, a group of eleven resistance fighters met in this building on First Pijnackerstraat. Among them were Jacob Jan Hamelink, Emanuel Zwitser and Teunis van Est.
A group of police officers working with the
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A shooting followed. Hamelink, Zwitser and Van Est were killed. Two other resistance fighters, Eric Krop and Robert Cox, were injured.
Artist Loeki Metz made a memorial to commemorate the sacrifice of Hamelink, Zwitser and Van Est. It was unveiled on May 4, 1961. It was stolen in 2022.
We continue to commemorate them.
The resistance members involved: J.J. Hamelink, T. van Est, E. Zwitser, A. Breukelaar, R. Cox, B. Duister, W.R. Emmen Riedel, A. Jansen, H.P.J. van Ketwich Verschuur, F.J. Krop, J. Melchior
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1942.
Location. 51° 56.038′ N, 4° 28.891′ E. Memorial is in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is in Rotterdam Rechter Maasoever. It is on 1e Pijnackerstraat, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1e Pijnackerstraat 104, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3036 HH, 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: Branco van Dantzig (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument voor Britse Vliegers / Memorial for British Airmen (approx. half a kilometer away); Rosetta Sobering-Brandel (approx. half a kilometer away); March 12, 1945 Hofplein Execution Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2024
2. Memorial for Killed Resistance Fighters - replica
Immediately above the plaque is a two-dimensional replica of the memorial that was stolen in 2022. The original memorial was installed in 1961.
Also see . . .
1. Monument aan de Eerste Pijnackerstraat (Nationaal Comitι 4en5mei, in Dutch).
Excerpt (in translation): A group of resistance fighters regularly met in the 'Faith and Freedom' building of the N.H. Church during the occupation years. The resistance group was led by Jacob Jan Hamelink. On October 18, 1942, the building was raided by the Security Police. Hamelink, Emanuel Zwitser and Teunis van Est were killed.(Submitted on March 22, 2024.)
2. Monument voor verzetslieden van muur gerukt en gestolen (Rijnmond, Jan. 26, 2022, in Dutch).
Excerpt (in translation): The Faith and Freedom memorial, which hung on the facade of 1e Pijnackerstraat 104 in Rotterdam, has been removed from the wall by unknown persons and stolen. The monument hung on the building in memory of three Rotterdam resistance members who died during a raid in 1942.(Submitted on March 22, 2024.)
It is unclear why the monument, which was mounted on wood, wastaken. "We do have a suspicion," says CBK director Ove Lucas. "We have already had reports twice before from metal buyers where something of a work of art had ended up. We now fear that too. But it is not worth much. It is an alloy."Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 20243. Memorial for Killed Resistance Fighters - wide view
The theft has now been reported to the police, which was discovered last weekend by an alert neighborhood caretaker. The heirs of artist Loeki Metz (who died in 2004) have also been informed. They call the theft 'painful'. The Center for Visual Arts Rotterdam (CBK) is very upset.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
