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 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 part of our province had grown … Continue reading Cor Wagenaar alias Henk Wessels, the architect of the LO in North-Holland →