Osdorp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Lodewijk van Duuren
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
1. Lodewijk van Duuren Marker
Tilburg, 5 augustus 1917 - Vught, 9 augustus 1944
Wis- en natuurkundestudent Lodewijk van Duuren vocht tijdens de meidagen van 1940 als dienstplichtig soldaat. Na de demobilisatie raakte hij betrokken bij de verspreiding van het verzetsblad Trouw. Eind 1943 viel de Sicherheitsdienst het Amsterdamse hoofdkwartier van deze krant binnen. Van Duuren werd op tijd gewaarschuwd, probeerde nog snel belastend materiaal te verbergen, maar werd uiteindelijk ook opgepakt. In de Polizeigefδngnis in Haaren smokkelde hij berichten de gevangenis uit om zo andere verzetsmensen bij Trouw te waarschuwen. Uiteindelijk werden negenendertig mensen opgepakt en naar Kamp Vught gebracht. Op zijn 27e verjaardag werd Van Duuren ter dood veroordeeld. Enkele dagen later stond hij samen met andere verspreiders van Trouw voor het vuurpeloton.
Mathematics and physics student Lodewijk van Duuren fought as a conscript soldier during the May days of 1940. After the demobilization he became involved in the distribution of the resistance magazine Trouw. At the end of 1943, the Sicherheitsdienst (German Security Police) raided the Amsterdam headquarters of this newspaper. Van Duuren was warned in time and quickly tried to hide incriminating material, but was eventually arrested. From the police detention center in Haaren he smuggled messages out of the prison to warn other resistance members at Trouw. Ultimately, thirty-nine people were arrested and taken to Camp Vught. On his 27th birthday, Van Duuren was sentenced to death. A few days later he stood before the firing squad together with other Trouw distributors.
Erected 2024
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • 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 August 9, 1944.
Location. 52° 21.114′ N, 4° 46.941′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Osdorp. It is on Lodewijk van Duurenstraat, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Geertruida van Lierstraat 56, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1069 PB, 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: Geertruida van Lier (here, next to this marker); Jan Peppink (within shouting distance of this marker); Joop Woortman
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
2. Lodewijk van Duuren Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the building on the left.
Also see . . . Duuren, Lodewijk van (Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught).
Excerpt (in translation): Death sentence - The group of thirty-nine was transferred to Camp Vught at the end of July 1944. The twenty-four distributors were sentenced to death on August 5, 1944, the day Van Duuren turned twenty-seven. Four days later, August 9, the sentence is carried out on six of them, including Van Duuren. The next day, seventeen distributors faced the firing squad. One distributor was pardoned: Andries Gort, who immortalized Van Duuren in a portrait drawing during his captivity in Haarlem.(Submitted on May 16, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
