Osdorp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Rudolf Bloemgarten
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
1. Rudolf Bloemgarten Marker
Maastricht, 7 mei 1920 - Overveen, 1 juli 1943
Rudi Bloemgarten studeerde medicijnen aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Hij was lid van verzetsgroep 2000, die door Jacoba van Tongeren werd geleid. Bloemgarten maakte en verspreidde het illegale blad Rattenkruid, verzorgde bonkaarten, vervalste persoonsbewijzen en maakte springstoffen, munitie en wapens. Hij was onder andere betrokken bij de aanslag op de belangrijke NSB'er Jan Durks Feitsma en de bomaanslag op de spoorbaan bij Sloterdijk. De aanslag op 27 maart 1943 op het Amsterdamse Bevolkingsregister werd hem fataal. Ruim twee weken hierna werd hij opgepakt en ter dood veroordeeld. Zijn naam staat op een herdenkingsplaquette aan de gevel van het voormalige bevolkingsregister aan de Plantage Kerklaan. Postuum ontving Bloemgarten het Verzetsherdenkingskruis.
Rudi Bloemgarten studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam. He was a member of the resistance group 2000, which was led by Jacoba van Tongeren. Bloemgarten produced and distributed the illegal magazine Rattenkruid provided ration coupons, forged identity cards and made explosives, ammunition and weapons. He was involved, among other things, in the attack on the important NSB member Jan Durks Feitsma and the bomb attack on the railway near Sloterdijk. The attack on the Amsterdam Population Register on March 27, 1943 proved fatal to him. More than two weeks later he was arrested and sentenced to death. His name is on a commemorative plaque on the facade of the former population register uilding on Plantage Kerklaan. Posthumously, Bloemgarten received the Verzetsherdenkingskruis (Resistance Memorial Cross).
Erected 2023
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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 27, 1943.
Location. 52° 21.193′ N, 4° 47.12′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Osdorp. It is on Rudi Bloemgartensingel. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Rudi Bloemgartensingel 66, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1069 PG, 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: Irawan Soejono (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Trijn Hulleman (about 150 meters away); Joop Woortman (about 180 meters away); Jacob Paff (about 180 meters away);
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
2. Rudolf Bloemgarten Marker - wide view
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Also see . . . Rudi Bloemgarten (Wikipedia, in Dutch).
Attack on the population register (in translation): He was one of the participants in the attack on the Amsterdam Population Register (1943) at the Plantage Middenlaan in Amsterdam. Under the leadership of Gerrit Jan van der Veen and together with Willem Arondeus, Johan Brouwer, Sam van Musschenbroek, Coos Hartogh, Henri Halberstadt, Karl Grφger, Guus Reitsma, Koen Limperg, Sjoerd Bakker, Cornelis Barentsen and Cornelis Roos, he imposed himself disguised as a police officer, entered the building on March 27, 1943 and blew up the building with explosives. Due to betrayal, the Security Service arrested most of the perpetrators and helpers within two weeks.(Submitted on May 9, 2024.)
The first attempt to arrest Bloemgarten was in Garderen, where he rented a room. Bloemgarten shot the person about to detainhim and then ran off. Due to betrayal, he was arrested shortly afterwards in The Hague. Twelve of the attackers were executed on July 1, including painter and writer Willem Arondeus, writer Johan Brouwer, architect Koen Limperg and Bloemgarten.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 18, 20173. The Attack on the Population Register Marker (mentioned on this marker)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on July 20, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
