Tag: LO

Jan Leegwater and the illegality in Heerhugowaard; “we went through the eye of the needle”

Text Jan Leegwater; edited by Cor Pluister and Estoppy Shortly after World War II, Jan Leegwater, a member of the Reformed Congregation, put his memories of the resistance in Heerhugowaard on paper and sent them to family in the United States. Recently, during a cleanup, the family came across these notes again and sent them … Continue reading Jan Leegwater and the illegality in Heerhugowaard; “we went through the eye of the needle” →

Cor Wagenaar alias Henk Wessels, the architect of the LO in North-Holland

"Henk Wessels" the architect of the LO North Holland Cor Wagenaar 23-8-1901 / April 1945 The head of the LO in North Holland North in 1943 and early 1944 was Cor Wagenaar from Heerhugowaard. By the summer of 1944, the LO – the National Organization for Assistance to People in Hiding – in the northern … Continue reading Cor Wagenaar alias Henk Wessels, the architect of the LO in North-Holland →