 |  | Maasbracht
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1410871#map=10/51.1490/5.8956Maasbracht is located 13 km southwest of Roermond on the Maas river. As in many places, the resistance began quite early in Maasbracht, with help for French-speaking prisoners of war who had escaped from Germany. For a while, these people came to Maasbracht on a cargo ship from Roermond. [1.3]
As in all Maas villages, the refugees were often taken across the river in rowing boats, as the bridges and ferries were too heavily guarded.
By chance, a small group in Maasbracht who wanted to resist came into contact with resistance people in Amsterdam through a sister of J.H.M. Puts, before making contact with resistance groups in the region. After this, the local group of the LO underground aid organization was set up in June 1943. [1.6]
- Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front – Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Doctorale scriptie 1994, Groningen
3. Hulpverlening aan uit Duitsland ontvluchte (Franstalige) krijgsgevangenen, p.154 & p.195ff
6. De Landelijke Organisatie voor hulp aan onderduikers, VIII.3.5. Rayon Herten, Linne, Montfort, Maasbracht en Stevensweert, p.629
Liberated: 1945-01-23
