Five Brothers and a War

1943 Summary

Feb 20

Judiciary reviews poor conditions in Camp Ommen.

Feb 25

Court officials at Leeuwarden protest German tampering with sentencing.

Feb 27

National LO “swap meet” at Meppel.

Mar 09

Resistance group Pahud de Mortanges wiped out.

Mar 10

Leader of intelligence group Kees arrested.

Mar 11

Para-police group Landwacht formed by Dutch Nazis, also known as Landstorm.

Mar 12

Dutch agent, founder of intelligence group-Albrecht, dropped over occupied Holland. Dfl. 500 and 1,000 bills removed from circulation. Germans demand students to pledge loyalty.

Mar 13

Mar 22

Germans lengthen work week to 54 hours.

Mar 23

Dutch and Belgian officials begin talks about formation of Benelux.

Mar 24

Dutch physicians on strike against plan to Nazify profession.

Mar 27

Resistance raids civil registry Amsterdam.

Mar 29

Germans order Jews to report at camp Vught, set curfew at 11:00 p.m.

Mar 31

Rotterdam bombed again, this time 401 casualties.

Apr 01

Collaborator van der Waals instrumental in wipe-out of Nationaal Comite van Verzet. Numerous leading politicians arrested.

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Dieters, first member of communist resistance troika, arrested.

Jansen, second member of troika arrested.

Apr 10

Over 85% of students refuse to pledge loyalty to Nazidom.

Apr 13

Jews from remaining provinces to go to camp Vught.

Apr 20

Distribution office at Staphorst put to torch. Curfew set at 8:00 p.m.

Apr 29

German army commander Christiansen orders all former Dutch soldiers again into POW-camps. Spontaneous strike in Twenthe, spreads to other regions. Countrywide strike. Germans retaliate, execute over 200 strikers. Railroad keeps working. Radio Oranje in London urges former Dutch POW's not to report again; advices public to remain calm.

Apr 30

May 01

Police receives broad powers throughout country.

May 02

RvV-chairman Thijssen wires urgent message regarding strike to London.

May 03

In his reply, Prime Minister Gerbrandy urges resistance against deportation of former soldiers.

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