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right wall, row 31 #05
Limburg 1940-1945,
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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
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Frans Michels
(Franciscus Gerardus)
∗ 09-03-1922 Merselo † 07-11-1944 Venray-Leunen (22)
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Couriers of the Resistance - BS (Domestic Forces) - Intelligence - Venray -
Frans Michels was a miller. He helped people to hide and after the liberation of Merselo on October 16, 1944, he worked as a courier for the Second British Army. This meant that he had to collect important information for the British Army in the enemy territory. After such a tour, he was found dead on December 6 on the outskirts of Leunen (village 2 km south of Venray). He probably fled from Germans and was hit in the back by enemy bullets, probably as early as November 5, 1944.
Memorial on the Weideweg, where he was found. [1]
His name is also on the war memorial of Venray, Kerkpad 1, 5801 BK Venray [2]
and in Het grote gebod, (The Great Commandment) [3]
Buried in Merselo. [5]
Franciscus Gerardus ( Frans ) Michels is listed in the Erelijst 1940-1945 (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [4]
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