Category: Eyewitnesses – WWII

Eyewitness Story: Nicolaas Eversdijk Nicolaas (Nico) Eversdijk was only six years old when, on 10 May 1940, the German army […]

Eyewitness Account: Bert Sandee Bert Sandee, who was eleven years old when World War II broke out, grew up on […]

Eyewitness Story: Jan Bliek Jan Bliek lived with his parents on the road to the ferry port of Hoedekenskerke. Born […]

Eyewitness Story: Nico van der Weele Nico van der Weele, a farmer’s son from Elkerzee on Schouwen-Duiveland, was only nine […]

Eyewitness Story: Kees Weststrate In 1938, Kees Weststrate, a farmhand from Nieuwdorp, is nearly ten years old. He closely follows […]

Eyewitness Story: Clasien Schreurs When the war began, Clasien Schreurs was almost six years old. Her family had recently moved […]

Eyewitness Story: Rien Koole Rien Koole from Kamperland is eleven years old when the war breaks out. As the tenth […]

Eyewitness Story: Arjaan Guiljam Arjaan Guiljam from Borssele is twelve years old when the war breaks out. The moment remains […]

Eyewitness Story: Nellie Hoogesteger Nellie Hoogesteger from Nisse is three years old when the war begins. She remembers the fear […]

Eyewitness Story: Tiny Geldof Tiny Geldof was six years old when the war broke out. She lived in Domburg with […]