Osdorp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Cornelis Dijksterhuis
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
1. Cornelis Dijksterhuis Marker
Groningen, 1 september 1921 - Wormerveer, 11 oktober 1944.
Toen studenten verplicht werden de loyaliteitsverklaring van de Duitse bezetter te ondertekenen, ging theologiestudent Cornelis Dijksterhuis in het verzet. Hij was, onder de schuilnaam Leo, verspreider van de illegale krant Trouw. In 1944 werd hij gearresteerd. Na de moord door het Zaanse verzet op SS'er Jan Willem Bouwens, inspecteur bij de Wormerveerse politie, werd hij aangewezen als Todeskandidat. Samen met vier anderen werd Dijksterhuis op de plek van de moord aan de Zaanweg gefusilleerd. Vlak daarna werd ook zijn vader Pieter Heertje Dijksterhuis nabij Westerbork doodgeschoten vanwege zijn verzetswerk. Cornelis Dijksterhuis ontving postuum het Verzetsherdenkingskruis. Voor zijn ouderlijk huis in Groningen zijn in 2022 Stolpersteine voor vader en zoon geplaatst.
When students were obliged to sign the declaration of loyalty to the German occupier, theology student Cornelis Dijksterhuis joined the resistance. He was, under the pseudonym Leo, distributor of the illegal newspaper Trouw. In 1944 he was arrested. After the murder of SS member Jan Willem Bouwens, an inspector with the Wormerveer police, by the Zaan resistance, Dijksterhuis was appointed Todeskandidat (i.e., marked for death). Together with four others, Dijksterhuis was executed at the scene of the murder on Zaanweg. Shortly afterwards, his father Pieter Heertje Dijksterhuis was also shot dead near Westerbork because of his resistance work. Cornelis Dijksterhuis posthumously received the Resistance Memorial Cross. Stolpersteine (Stumbling Stones) for father and son were placed in front of his parental home in Groningen in 2022.
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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 October 11, 1944.
Location. 52° 21.067′ N, 4° 47.063′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Osdorp. It is at the intersection of Cornelis Dijksterhuisstraat and Jacob Paffstraat, on the left when traveling east on Cornelis Dijksterhuisstraat. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Jacob Paffstraat 61, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1069 PK, 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: Eduard Hellendoorn (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Paff (within shouting
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
2. Cornelis Dijksterhuis Marker - wide view
Regarding Cornelis Dijksterhuis. The Stolpersteine (Stumbling Stones) mentioned on the marker are small hybrid war memorials/markers made by artist Gunter Demnig that are placed in the sidewalk in front of the last voluntary residence of victims of Nazi persecution. HMdb has a small number in the database, collected under a series of the same name and categorized as a WWII series.
Also see . . . Cornelis Yno George Dijksterhuis (4 en 5 mei Zaanstaad).
Cornelis was a member of the resistance group IP Trouw. His place of employment was Groningen, but he was arrested in Amsterdam, where he also lived (Breestraat 68).(Submitted on May 11, 2024.)
During the Second World War, Zaan resistance fighters killed more than twenty collaborators, black marketers and other people considered dangerous. One of them, in 1944, was Jan Willem Bouwens, acting inspector at the Wormerveerse police. On Saturday, October 7, he was 'executed', as the illegal resistance group called it, on the Zaanweg. Inresponse, Dirk Hofland was executed on October 11 on the Zaanweg, together with four others: Trouw employees Jan Goldschmeding (Amsterdam, 23-2-1921) and Cornelis Yno George Dijksterhuis (Groningen, 1-9-1921 ), as well as Beene Dijkstra (Amsterdam, 29-7-1915) and Jan van der Weerd (Kampen, 22-5-1891).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
