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Charles Marie Hubert Joseph Bongaerts (August 7, 1909 - November 23, 1944) was a Dutch resistance hero during World War II. He worked as a police inspector and fireman in Heerlen and was a member of the KP-Heerlen resistance movement, where he was active in pilot aid. On November 6, 1943, he was betrayed to the Nazis, presumably by an NSB-member,[1] and deported first to Kamp Vught and then to the Ladelund concentration camp,[2] a satellite camp of Neuengamme, where he died on November 23, 1944. He was posthumously awarded the US Medal of Freedom on January 18, 1947 by US President Harry S. Truman, as well as the Dutch Resistance Memorial Cross.[3][4]
Charles Marie Hubert Joseph Bongaerts | |
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 Bongaerts as a young man. | |
| Born | August 7, 1909 |
| Died | November 23, 1944 (aged 35) |
| Burial place | Ladelund Concentration Camp, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Police inspector, fireman |
| Era | World War II |
| Organization | KP-Heerlen |
| Known for | Resistance against Nazi Rule |
| Movement | Dutch Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Tita Dahmen |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Bongaerts |
| Honours | Medal of Freedom, Resistance Memorial Cross |
References
edit- ^ Festival, Stichting World Wide Video (1998). 16th World Wide Video Festival. World Wide Video Festival. ISBN 978-90-75018-16-5.
- ^ Directory of Corporate Affiliations. National Register Publishing Company. 2003. ISBN 978-0-87217-458-0.
- ^ "Bongaerts, Charles Marie Hubert Joseph - TracesOfWar.nl". www.tracesofwar.nl. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Knickerbocker Weekly. Netherlands Publishing Corporation. 1945.