Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek
Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek | |
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Born | Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands | 7 June 1921
Died | 12 February 2015 Werkendam, North Brabant, Netherlands | (aged 93)
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Service/ | Dutch resistance |
Years of service | 1944–1945 |
Awards |
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Cornelis Pieter "Piet" van den Hoek (7 June 1921 – 12 February 2015) was a
Resistance fighter
In 1942 Van den Hoek was arrested by the Germans and brought to a labor camp in
distinguished himself in battle by committing excellent acts of bravery, planning and loyalty during the end of 1944 and the beginning of 1945, on behalf of the Bureau of Information of the Dutch Government, maintaining a secret connection between occupied and liberated Netherlands across an 18 kilometer long waterway, across the
Biesbosch and the Merwede, 37 times rowing across many extremely watchfull enemy posts and patroll boats.Also he distinguished himself, when on one of these trips his boat was sifted through with enemy bullets and he, after having to leave his boat, was arrested by the enemy, escaped within a month, and afterwards again helped maintain the connection by boat between liberated and occupied territory.
Finally [he distinguished himself] by, in union with other wellminded Dutch citizens, taking part in the Biesbosch in overpowering and capturing small groups of heavily armed German soldiers, who were afterwards locked up and guarded in motor ships in a secluded part of the Biesbosch.[2]
Knighthood
On 30 October 1948, by
Awards
- Military William Order, Knight 4th class
- Order of Orange-Nassau, Knight 5th class
- Resistance Memorial Cross
Notes and references
- ^ "Interview on 4en5mei.nl". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ Original Dutch text on www.onderscheidingen.nl
- ^ Military order of William - Official website
External links
- In Memoriam Piet van den Hoek, Werkendam.net