Binnenstad Hoorn , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Post Poddie
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2025
1. Post Poddie Marker
Op de foto is Marie Iepenga-Brouwer te zien.
From the summer of 1944 until after the liberation, the communication service of the Dutch Resistance was located in this building: Post District Three (Poddie). Until then, the listening post was located in the house above the Oosterpoort across the street. Twenty people worked in shifts to maintain contact with the resistance in the region and other districts, including with the drop zones for the weapons drops in the area. Jo Iepenga, alias
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The photo shows Marie Iepenga-Brouwer.
Erected by Vereniging Oud Hoorn, Comitι 40-45 Hoorn.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 52° 38.44′ N, 5° 4.082′ E. Marker is in Hoorn, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Binnenstad Hoorn. It is on Kleine Oost, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kleine Oost 34, Hoorn, Noord-Holland 1621 GR, 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: Oosterpoort / East Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument Onderduikers Hoorn / WWII Unsung Heroes Memorial (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Oosterkerk / Eastern Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Het Foreestenhuis / The Foreest Building (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Voormalige Postkantoor / Former Post Office (approx. half a kilometer away); Admiraliteitspoortje / Admiralty Gate (1607) (approx. half a kilometer away); Jan Ruiter and Grι Visser Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Het Vertrouwen (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoorn.
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2025
2. Post Poddie Marker - wide view
In the last years of the war, as many as 20 people were active in shifts at Post Poddie day and night. They often only knew each other by a pseudonym. More and more calls were coming in: in the summer of 1944 there were 50 to 60 per day; in April 1945 there are 300 per day! The brave men and women risk their lives. There is always a hand grenade at the transmitter. If the Germans were to find the transmitter, they would use it. Better to die that way than to be tortured and risk giving away secret information.(Submitted on March 26, 2025.)
The Germans come to search the house three times: they suspected that illegal practices were taking place, but they could prove it. Each time, Marie Iepenga-Brouwer, who also had the radio services, lead the Germans through the house in an outwardly calm manner. Neither the control room nor the employees were ever discovered. Jo Iepenga was even arrested, but released after ten days.
After the war, the head of the Landwacht said that he knew that the control room was there, but that he lacked the well-trained personnel to discover it. During the liberation celebrations, the Kleine Oost is decorated with parachutes from the airdrops passed on by Post Poddie.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
