Five Brothers and a War

1943 Summary

Nov 04

Germans arrest Jan Verleun, one of the last still at large of resistance-group CS-6.

Nov 06

Russians retake Kiev.

Nov 12

Seyß-Inquart agrees to formation of Landwacht, the Dutch Nazi auxiliary police force. In a historical raid, KP Den Bosch captures a large quantity of weapons. Arrest of communist resistance men Jan Postma, Cees Schalker and Daan Goulooze.

Nov 14

Nov 15

Decree orders labor conscripts to assume responsibility for colleagues on furlough.

Nov 21

Three agents (van Rietschoten, van der Giessen and Wegner) escape from Haaren (seminary) jail. L.O. top meets at Laren, forms unit to counterfeit IDs. KP Sexbierum betrayed to SD. Dourlein and Ubbink reach Switzerland, warn London of England-spiel infiltration. In her address on Radio Orange, Queen Wilhelmina explains need for military rule.

Nov 22

Nov 23

Nov 27

Jail breaks from Haaren compel German to move victims of England-spiel to Assen jail.

Nov 28

Allied leaders meet for talks at Teheran.

Dec 02

Mussert calls on Hitler.

Dec 04

Introduction of Tweede Distributiestamkaart, to combat wide-spread counterfeiting and stolen documents. German national Staehle, who wants to liquidate Hitler meets Dutch resistance men van Heuven Goedhart and Cramer in Coevorden

Dec 24

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