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1st Compagny Stoottroepen January 11th - March 1945 |
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End of September 1944: |
1st Compagnie formed by resistancemen in the area of Eindhoven. After some training the compagny was attached to the British 2nd Army. |
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October 10th 1944: |
10.00 a.m. 123 men were transported on 9 english trucks to Beneden - Leeuwen fot guard duties along the Waalriveer between Wamel and Boven - Leeuwen. Lacking a battledress everyone received a blue overall and an orange tie. HQ was stationed at Hotel Jurriëns, three platoons were billeted in the primary school and the convent and the rest in private houses. the compagny was commanded by Dré de Kousemaker. |
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October/November 1944: |
Compagny reiceived English uniforms. |
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December 18th 1944: |
during a fight J.v.d.Laan and J.v.Dijke are killed. |
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December 22nd 1944: |
Compagny departs to Eindhoven for leave. |
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January 11th 1945: |
Compagny took over positions from 7th Compagny at Dreumel. |
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March 8th 1945: |
1st Compagny are relieved by 12th Compagny. |
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| Prince Bernhard visiting Beneden - Leeuwen | December 26 1944: Prince Bernhard walking in the Rooijsestraat towards the dyke (At left the house of Jan van Dinter) | ||
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| Prince Bernhard looking through binoculars at German positions opposite the Waal river. | Prince Bernhard lying in a trench at Waaldijk | ||
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Feb/March 1945: soldiers of 1st Compagny clear the mess at their HQ after a V1crashed on the opposite site of the road. |
Soldiers of 1st Compagny at the backdoor of the Sas family in the Lageweg. |
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| Soldiers of 1st Compagny near the remains of the church steeple at the cemetry |
The CO of the Stoottroepen in front of café Jurriens in Beneden - Leeuwen; L-R: unknown person with papers, Chiel Bensen of Commando Brabant, Dré de Kousemaker CO of 1st Compagny, quartermaster Jan Groeneboe , Stefke Feyen of 8th Compagny |
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| Jos Bakker, Leo de Zeeuw, Wim van Eyck, Ben Wilkens, Faas Janssen, Jan van Berlo, Chris Hendriks, Balk | Group Dirk Temmink in Wamel with Capt. Dré de Kousemaker | ||
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| Capt. Dré de Kousemaker and Frans Knapen | Chiel Bensen in conversation with Stefke Feijen in front of Hotel Jurriëns in Beneden - Leeuwen | ||
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| L-R: Capt. Dré de Kousemaker, Coen van Berkel, Dirk Temmink (section CO) in Wamel | L-R quartermaster Jan Groeneboer; Willie Jurriëns | ||
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| Helping a wounded soldier | Guards of honour at the funeral of soldier Annink and soldier van den Berg | ||
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| Guards of honour at the funeral of soldier Annink and soldier van den Berg (location: Harmoniezaal Ben.Leeuwen?) | Dirk Temmink in front of his commanding section at Wamel | ||
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| Cees Broekman, one of the eldest in the section | L-R: Dré Kousemaker, Dirk Temmink, Harry Vogels | ||
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L-R 1st row: Jan van Berlo, H. Vogels, Wout de Vries L-R 2nd row: Peskens, Jos Bakker, Chr. Hendriks L-R 3rd row: Faas Janssen, Leo de Zeeuw, v/d Heijden |
Soldiers of 1st Compagny in the snow along the Waaldijk | ||
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