Limmen in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Jan Brasser

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 31, 2026

1. Jan Brasser Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Jan Brasser
oud verzetsman
1940-1945
alias "Witte Ko"

vond ook een schuilplek bij de familie Bult

(English translation:)
Jan Brasser
Former resistance fighter, 1940–1945, alias "Witte Ko"

He also found a hiding place with the Bult family.

Erected 2025.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 52° 34.64′ N, 4° 40.959′ E. Memorial is in Limmen, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Castricum. It is on Amberlint. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Amberlint 12, Limmen, Noord-Holland 1906 KK, 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 Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Het Schuilveld / The Sheltering Field (here, next to this marker); Heilige Willibrordus / St. Willibrord (approx. 0.7 kilometers

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away); Runxputte / The “Runx” Well (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Genadekapel / Chapel of Grace (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Onze lieve Vrouwe ter Nood / Our Lady in Need (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Hervormde Kerk Limmen / Reformed Church of Limmen (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Fusillade Monument Castricum / Castricum Execution Memorial (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Woonhuis en Stolpboerderij / House and Farmhouse (approx. 3.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Limmen.

Also see . . .
1. Jan Brasser (Noord-Holland Dagsblad, Feb. 25, 2025, in Dutch). Full title: Diep spittend bij Jan en Trijntje Bult verdreef verzetsheld Jan Brasser (1908-1991) zijn demonen na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Nu komt er in Limmen een monument - Excerpt (in translation):

A memorial stone honoring Jan Brasser, a resistance hero from Krommenie, was unveiled in Limmen on Sunday. The stone features a nameplate and his likeness, rectifying an error where his name had been omitted during the installation of a monument in 2022. The absence of his name had been a source of pain for Brasser’s descendants, and they are pleased
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 31, 2026

2. Jan Brasser Marker - wide view
The memorial is placed directly next to an earlier, related memorial from which he had been omitted.
that the oversight has now been corrected.

Jan Brasser played a significant role as a resistance commander in North Holland during World War II. After the war, he struggled with traumatic memories of the conflict and the losses he had endured. In his efforts to overcome these demons, he often spent time working in the fields of the Bult family in Limmen, where he would physically exhaust himself through hard labor. The story of Brasser and his bond with the Bult family highlights not only his acts of resistance but also the lasting impact of the war on the psyches of survivors.

(Submitted on June 15, 2026.)

2. Jan Brasser (verzetsstrijder) (Wikipedia, in Dutch). Overview (in translation):

Jan Brasser (Uitgeest, 2 March 1908 – Krommenie, 8 August 1991) was a Dutch communist and resistance fighter during the Second World War. His alias in the resistance was Witte Ko. After the war, he served as a municipal councilor in his hometown of Krommenie for 27 years.

(Submitted on June 15, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.