A real hero

In early December, two members of the resistance group André (Jos van Wijlen) from Sprang-Capelle voluntarily leave for occupied territory to spy and pass on information about German positions and troops. Hans Hoekstra and Jan de Rooij each received a transmitter from the Canadians for this purpose. Eventually Jan de Rooij ended up with the Koekoek family in Dussen, where he could pretend to be a simple farmhand. He promises the family, now at great risk, that he will take the blame if things go wrong.

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