Dutch Resistance Fighters Who Targeted a Nazi Collaborator: Jan Bonekamp #ww2 #history #documentary

Jan Bonekamp was born on the 19th of May 1914 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The Second World War started on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. On 10 May 1940 Hitler invaded the Netherlands and soon after a civil administration was installed under the SS auspices and Arthur Seyss-Inquart was appointed as the Reich Commissar of the Netherlands. Among his first steps were a series of laws posing economic discriminations against the Jews. During 1940, the German occupation authorities banned Jews from the civil service and required all Jews to register their assets and business enterprises. In January 1941, the German authorities required all Jews to register themselves as Jews. The Germans claimed that the requirement that all Jews register was for their own safety, but the truth was that it enabled their future deportations as the Nazis could easily track them down. From the beginning of the German occupation, Bonekamp engaged in resistance. He put up posters, distributed illegal newspapers and leaflets and raised money for people in hiding. Deportations of Jews from the Netherlands began in July 1942. The last train left Westerbork for Auschwitz on 3 September 1944. During these two years, the Germans and their Dutch collaborators deported some 107,000 Jews, mostly to Auschwitz and Sobibor, where they were murdered. Only 5,200 survived. In addition, 25,000-30,000 Jews went into hiding, assisted by the Dutch underground and two-thirds of those managed to survive. Narrator: Marchand Steenkamp. Disclaimer: All opinions and comments below are from members of the public and do not reflect the views of the World History channel. We do not accept promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes such as: race, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation. World History has the right to review the comments and delete them if they are deemed inappropriate. ► CLICK the SUBSCRIBE button for more interesting clips: