Catharina Polak Daniels-Pleijte

Leiden, – Den Haag,

Reached the age of 65 years

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About Catharina Polak Daniels-Pleijte

Catharina Polak Daniels-Pleijte committed suicide on 14 May 1940. She was buried at the 'Oud Eik en Duinen' cemetery in The Hague. Both children from the Polak Daniels family survived the war. Addition of a visitor of the website

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Under the pressure of the circumstances

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…

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The address of Catharina Polak Daniels-Pleijte

Lyceumplein 13, Den Haag Visit location page

The address of Catharina Polak Daniels-Pleijte

Eemskanaal 3, Groningen Visit location page