Reinier Dalhuisen
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Reinier Dalhuisen | |
| Moeder: | Janke Huitema | |
| Geboren: | 25 Nov 1917 | Zelhem |
| Overleden: | 31 MEI 1945 | Bergen-Belsen |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Dalhuisen First Name: Reinier Date of Birth: 25/11/1917 Date of death: 31/05/1945 Rescuer's fate: murdered camp inmate tried/interrogated Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: SOLDIER Place during the war: Zundert, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands, Vught, Camp, The Netherlands, Sachsenhausen, Camp, Germany, Bergen Belsen, Camp, Germany Rescue Place: Zundert, Noordbrabant, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding Illegal transfer File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1928) In May 1940, Reinier Dalhuisen was a 22-year-old soldier in the Dutch army. Fiercely patriotic, he was alarmed by the dissolution of the Dutch army in the face of the Germans and decided to fight the occupation. By 1942, Reinier was married and the father of a girl born in the winter of 1941. He became involved in helping Jews and other fugitives cross the border into Belgium, from where it was easier to reach a neutral third country. Reinier was part of the illegal Belgian-Dutch Dienst-Wim intelligence group (named for Wim Stenger). Reinier used his inside information on German police movements to transfer secret documents across the border into Belgium, from where they were transmitted to London. He was also one of a number of border guides and helped escort at least 30 Jewish refugees across the well-guarded frontier. The operation worked as follows: Reinier would receive a tip about the arrival of refugees from co-worker Piet de Bie. Reinier and his friend would then ride to the train station in Breda, North Brabant, with two spare bicycles and take the fugitives to Reiniers home in Zundert for a night or two. They would then help the Jews cross the border where the Belgian Gerard Oscar met them and took them to a safe haven. Piet de Bie turned out to be a double agent and Reinier was arrested on April 29, 1943, and taken to the notorious Breda prison, where he was tortured. His wife and daughter were also arrested and imprisoned at the Royal Military Academy in Breda. Reiniers wife was also tortured but did not reveal any important information and was later released. Reinier was transferred to the Vught camp, from where he was deported to Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg on September 6, 1944, and then to Bergen-Belsen, where he died on May 31, 1945, a few days after the end of the war. In addition to assisting Jews, during the war, Reinier also helped Allied fighters cross the border into Belgium. After the war, he (posthumously) and his wife were awarded the Dutch Resistance Memorial Cross. On May 6, 1999, Yad Vashem recognized Reinier Dalhuisen as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Trijntje Franzen | |
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