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Willem Arondeus

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Dutch painter, writer and member of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance (1894-1943)

ArtistsLived 1894 to 1943 · aged 48
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Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo.

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1986Righteous Among the Nations
Resistance Memorial Cross

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Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. Arondéus was caught and executed soon after his arrest. Yad Vashem recognized Arondéus as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Artists
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1894 to 1943 · aged 48
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