Han Stijkel
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Johan Aaldrik Stijkel (Rotterdam
, October 8, 1911 - Berlin
-Tegel, June 4, 1943) was a Dutch
Resistance activist
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, October 8, 1911 - Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-Tegel, June 4, 1943) was a Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
Resistance activist
Resistance movement
A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force...
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The Stijkel Group
Han Stijkel was the leader of the Stijkel Group. He commanded the group until their betrayal in 1942. He was the first of the group to be executed in Berlin.See also
- The Stijkel GroupThe Stijkel GroupThe Stijkel Group were a Dutch resistance group that fought the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War. They operated between 1939 and 1942, when they were betrayed.-Han Stijkel:...