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Heerlen WW-II

Thermen Museum / Jos Hoogeveen
 
Time period: 1940-1944
Number of interviews: 15
Accessibility: for research purposes
Transcripts: no
Period of interviews: 1983-1984

Eveneens voor de goede orde. Heerlen in oorlogstijd, 1940-1944

Auteur: Jos Hoogeveen
Uitgever: Winants B.V., Boekhandel En Uitgeverij, 1984
ISBN: 9789070001087

 

 

The interviews were conducted for the purposes of Jos Hoogeveen’s book ‘Even for the record. Heerlen in wartime, 1940-1944

 

The interviewees are former resistance fighters, who talk about their experiences during World War II in Heerlen until the liberation of that city in 1944.

 

Interviewees:

  • A. Bemelmans
  • A. van Brink
  • J. Corrips
  • J. Crasborn
  • A. Damen
  • L. Jans
  • J. Cologne
  • J. Lemmens
  • A. Paulen
  • Mr Ramackers
  • W. van Roest
  • O. Schumacher
  • T. Spreksel
  • P. Stoks
  • Br. Winkelmolen

 

German army raid in Heerlen, 10 May 1940. After the occupation of Heerlen, several former Dutch soldiers became active in the resistance. (Rijckheyt Collection)