1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg

Erkens Group

During the first days of the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany, Niek Erkens was serving in the army’s logistic department in Rotterdam. He was ordered by the Germans to make an inventory of the entire stock there before his release. He and his comrades did so by making disappear substantial amounts of weapons, ammunition, and other material. In September 1941, due to "talkativeness", dozens of people were arrested, also from the logistic department, and so the need arose to make people disappear as well. This was the beginning of the Erkens group. The latter came from Maastricht and was an excellent networker. Through his network, he came into contact with groups of other ex-soldiers in South Limburg such as Pierre Dresen, Charles Bongaerts and Sjef Smit. Pierre Dresen made contact with the resistance group in the border town of Eijsden, which had formed around fruit farmer Alphons Smeets and his landlord, count Raphael de Liedekerke. This new Erkens group worked closely with the Belgian groups Luc /Marc and Clarence. Read more about how they became victims of infiltration: the Hannibal game. More info Cammaert, chapter II, p. 79 ff.
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The fallen resistance people in Limburg Erkens Group – 12 pers.
Dresen, Alphonse Henri Louis Alf(ons)	∗ 1885-10-18 Luik † 1944-01-05 Fort Rhijnauwen, Bunnik	- Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Maastricht - Alfons Dresen was chief dispatcher in Maastricht at the Dutch Railway Company and as such he knew everything about train movements in his area. [1#6] Married, belonged to the resistance … wall: left, row 30-04
Erkens, Nicolaas Egidius Nic "van der Maas"	∗ 1894-10-10 Maastricht † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen (prov. Utrecht	- Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Maastricht - Sittard - Intelligence - During the First World War, Nic Erkens too had been mobilized and at the end he was discharged as an officer. Between the wars, he worked at the Hustinx tube company in Liège, where he met his … wall: right, row 18-03
Goffin, Jules Ghislain Hubert Joseph Jules	∗ 1897-03-31 Noville-les-Bois † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht)	- Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Belgium - Jules Goffin was not a resistance fighter in the Dutch province of Limburg, but was in close contact with them and therefore also appears on this list. While studying during World War I, he … u-01-02
Jacobs, Karel Père Hugues /Pater Hugo	∗ 1900-11-17 Antwerpen † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht)	- The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Ondergrondse pers - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Belgium - He was not a resistance fighter in the Dutch province of Limburg, but was in close contact with them and therefore also appears on this list. His resistance activity began by helping escaped … u-01-02
Liedekerke de Pailhe, de Raphael R.E.J.G.	∗ 1903-04-15 Eijsden † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen, prov. Utrecht	- Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Eijsden - Belgium - In May 1940, Raphael de Liedekerke fought in the Belgian army. After returning from captivity, he was demobilized as a reserve lieutenant in the Belgian Army. He was a member of the De … wall: left, row 08-02
Muhren, Piet Père Étienne /Pater Stephanus	∗ 1908-09-14 Bergen-op-Zoom † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht)	- Ondergrondse pers - The clergy - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Belgium - Petrus („Piet“) Johannes Cornelis Muhren was not a resistance fighter in the Dutch province of Limburg, but was in close contact with them and therefore also appears on this list. His … u-01-02
Partouns, Jozef Jean Gerard Jef	∗ 1911-01-03 Eijsden † 1945-02-08 Vaihingen	- Eijsden - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Jef Partouns was a laboratory assistant. Jean Arpots, Jef Partouns, and Jef Reintjens were three young men, one of whom worked for the Dutch railways. The three called themselves the Orange … wall: left, row 08-03
Roks /Rocks, Jan Joseph	∗ 1883-05-21 Sibbe † 1944-03-03 Natzweiler-Struthof	- Initial resistance - Valkenburg - Erkens Group - Jan Joseph Rocks was a member of the early resistance group Erkens in Maastricht, co-owner of the guesthouse Samoshuis, next to Parkhotel Rooding of that time. Nic … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: right, row 27-02
Schoenmaeckers, Marie Clotilde Hélène Hélène “Lèneke”	∗ 1894-07-03 Kapelhof-Rekem (B) † 1945-07-11 Sankt Gallen (CH)	- Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Aid to escaped POW’s - Women in the resistance - Amby - Photo: Amiepedia [4] Hélène Schoenmaeckers came from a true resistance family. Her sister Adèle and her brother wall: left, row 01-02
Smeets, Cornelis Hubertus Augustinus Hubert	∗ 1892-08-27 Noorbeek; † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen, prov. Utrecht	- Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Eijsden - Hub. Smeets was municipal secretary and brother of Alphons Smeets. Member of the Belgian intelligence group Luc, section Renkin, which was to … wall: left, row 08-01
Smeets, Jan Hubertus Alphonse Jan	∗ 1921-08-18 Eijsden † 2015-03-06 Eijsden	- Aid to escaped POW’s - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Survivors - Eijsden - Jan Smeets was a son of the grower and merchant of fruit Alphons Smeets in Eijsden. He was involved in helping u-01-02
Smeets, Michiel Hubert Alphonse Alphons	∗ 1887-07-14 Mheer (L) † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen, prov. Utrecht	- Aid to escaped POW’s - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Eijsden - Alphons Smeets was a grower and merchant of fruit in Eijsden, neighbor and tenant of Raphael de Liedekerke, father of Jef and wall: left, row 07-05