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Adrian Hoekstra
Adrianus Johannes Antonius Hoekstra (28 August 1917 - 7 February 1998) was a member of the Dutch Resistance during World War II. Hoekstra was born in Oosterhout (NB, The Netherlands) on 28 August 1917. Hoekstra’s involvement in the Dutch Resistance began with the OD ('':nl:Ordedienst, Ordedienst'' or Order of Service), a local group preparing for the return of the exiled Dutch government. He later extended to assisting Jews and downed Allied pilots who were in hiding. Additionally, he contributed to the provision of information for the Allies in Britain about airfields, railway lines, mine production and German troop movement. In March 1944, he was arrested and sent to a forced labour camp in Germany. He escaped in March 1945 and returned to Oosterhout as the Allied army fought eastwards towards Berlin. In 1950, he was awarded the Mobilisation War Cross, Mobilisation War Cross (Mobilisatie-Oorlogskruis) for his war-time activities. In 1980, the Dutch Government instituted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Hoekstra Alias Wim Koenraad - MaZwaKo
Adriaan is the Dutch language, Dutch and Afrikaans spelling of the given name Adrian. Before the 19th century the spelling Adriaen was also common, and people used the spelling interchangeably. People with the given name Artists * Adriaen Backer (1635–1684), Dutch portrait painter * Adriaen Cornelisz Beeldemaker (1618–1709), Dutch Golden Age painter * Adriaen de Bie (1593–1668), Flemish painter * Adriaan Bloemaert (c. 1609 – 1666), Dutch painter * Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 – c. 1679), Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman and engraver * Adriaan Bonsel (1918–2011), Dutch composer * Adriaen Brouwer (1605–1638), Flemish genre painter * Adriaen Frans Boudewijns (1644–1719), Flemish landscape painter * Adriaan van der Burg (1693–1733), Dutch painter * Adriaen van der Cabel (1631–1705), Dutch painter of the Dutch school * Adriaen Frans Boudewijns (1644–1719), Flemish landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher * Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560 – 1618), Flemish d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
