Category: 1945 Shooting on Dam Square, Amsterdam

Categories: Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Netherlands, World War II

A category for people who lost their lives on Liberation Day, May 7th, 1945 on Dam square in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

German soldiers refusing to hand over their weapons to the Allies, barricaded themselves in the nearby located "Groote Club" and started shooting into the celebrating crowd in Dam square killing 32 people and injuring so many more.

Wikipedia article in English. Wikipedia article in Dutch.

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Popke Sjoerd Bakker 15 Dec 1912 Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

Wilhelmus Petrus Bakker 21 Aug 1900 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 08 May 1945

Johannes Bobeldijk 09 Jan 1901 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

Geertruida Boelen 19 Aug 1929 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

Fredericus Joseph Budde 13 Mar 1916 Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Willem Cieraad 30 Jun 1896 Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland - 08 May 1945

Gerardus Bernardus Cornelisse 25 May 1936 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Elisabeth de Boer 26 Oct 1928 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 08 May 1945

Willem de Leeuw 24 May 1931 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

Sophia Frederika Mathilda (de Vries) Vermeulen 21 Nov 1892 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 09 May 1945

Pieter Hendrik Diekmeijer 18 Dec 1898 Muiden, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Frans Johannes Feller 02 Feb 1927 Belfeld, Limburg, Nederland - 07 May 1945

F cont.

Hendrina Louise Frank 22 Apr 1915 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 08 May 1945

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Jan Simonsz Goede 02 Jun 1876 Landsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Petrus Hendricus Antonius Hutjes 26 Nov 1925 Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Elisabeth Lacourt 18 Apr 1902 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Hilligje Mastenbroek 07 Sep 1924 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Antje Moeke 21 Jun 1902 Ambt Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

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Johannes Jan Ooms 11 May 1928 Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Rika Overdijk 23 Nov 1932 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 07 May 1945

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Johannes Wilhelmus Saelman 22 Aug 1881 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Willem Theodorus Schermacher 11 Oct 1879 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Hendrik Karel Smit 04 Apr 1871 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 18 May 1945

S cont.

Aaltje Smorenberg 16 Aug 1917 Grootebroek, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Jurrianus Lambertus Stad 14 Nov 1918 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Johannes Willem Straatmijer 30 Apr 1901 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Arnoldus Petrus Stroop 16 Mar 1905 Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

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Petrus Antonius Joseph van Dam 17 Sep 1877 Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Willem van den Boogaard 12 Dec 1914 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

Everdina Johanna van der Flier 18 Sep 1917 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 22 Jun 1945

Maria Nella van Hooff 01 Jul 1916 Gestel, North Brabant, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

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Hendrikus Willemsen 30 May 1908 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 07 May 1945

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