Karel Nihom was arrested in Winterswijk, his town of residence, on 6 October 1939 by order of the Ministry of Justice. He was interrogated for two days and then prohibited from living near the German border. After that, he moved to The Hague. Years later, it became clear why the Ministry had acted i…
It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is the place of suicide bombers in war history?
Remarkably little has been written on this subject and there seems to be no list of names or memorial book…
Winterswijk; 20-03-‘05
Mijnheer de Voorzitter, dames en heren,
In deze tentoonstelling over “Verzet, bevrijding, vrijheid” wordt enige aandacht geschonken aan de lotgevallen rondom mijn vader.
Uw voorzitter heeft me gevraagd of ik daarover iets wil vertellen. En uit het feit dat ik hier sta, kunt…