Five Brothers and a War

1940 Summary

Show of Dutch resistance against German presence in the newly-reclaimed Noordoostpolder , leads to retaliation and arrest of 130 Dutchmen who are sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Oct 10

Oct 17

Introduction of special IDs for Jews.

Oct 22

Decree orders registration of Jewish-owned businesses.

Six protestant denominations deliver letter of protest against Aryan declaration for civil service. All Jewish civil servants and professors fired from their positions. The first issue of the illegal communist paper De Waarheid appears. Students at Delft College and Leiden University hold a 48-hour strike in support of their fired Jewish professors, the first of a series of strikes against such decrees. Both institutions are closed down indefinitely two days later.

Oct 24

Nov 23

Nov 25

Nov 15

Natural gas and electricity rationed.

The first two Dutch resistance men sentenced to death for acts of sabotage (the sentence was not carried out).

Dec 19

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