The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Jo Giebels
(Joseph Mathis Renier)

The primary school teacher Jo Giebels was a member of the Smit group. The cost of the weapons purchases was met with the proceeds from the sale of photographs of the royal family. The British R.A.F. dropped these regularly, whereupon Giebels, the pit assistant overseer A.M. van Puffelen from Brunssum and the photographer J. Daniëls from Maastricht reproduced them. (Cammaert chapter II [1], p. 100). Since the group-Smit was also engaged in the distribution of illegal printed matter, we can assume that they also duplicated other things. Arrested, like almost the entire group, on February 17, 1942. See also: Arrests in the Group-Smit (Cammaert Chapter II [1], p. 118).
Joseph Mathis Renier ( Jo ) Giebels is listed in the Erelijst 1940-1945 (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [3]

Footnotes

1. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front II, De eerste militair-civiele verzetsformaties
2. vriendenkringneuengamme.nl Jo Giebels
3. erelijst.nl
4. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl