Hannie Schaft, Resistance Fighter
Hannie Schaft was a resistance fighter of the Raad Van Verzet, which was closely tied to the Communist Party of the Netherlands.
Jannetje Johanna &#;Hannie&#; Shaft (above via Theater Na De Dam) was born in Haarlem, Netherlands in and was killed in , three weeks before the end of the war despite the agreement to halt executions.
Hannie made close friends with two Jewish women, Philine Polak and Sonja Frenck, when she was studying law as an undergraduate in Amsterdam, which led her, at barely 19, to begin acting out against fascism. When Germany invaded the Netherlands, all university students were required to sign a petition in support of the German occupation. Hannie refused to sign and was forced to leave school &#; the catalyst for further involvement in the resistance. She moved in with her parents and began helping Jews who were in hiding by providing them with IDs and food.
A sub group of the Raad Van Verzet killed a farmer in Velsen without authorization from the Raad Van Verzet leaders. Hannie gave a list of the names of the people who killed the farmer to the Raad Verzet leaders, and all the people listed were turned over
Hannie Schaft: the Dutch spy who was executed by the Nazis
Allegedly, when the first shot aimed at Hannie Schaft’s head only grazed her temple, she taunted the firing line: “Ouch! I shoot better!”
Hannie Schaft is arguably the most famous resistance fighter in modern Dutch history. During World War 2, the young woman fought against the German occupiers and was later wanted for treason, espionage, and murder.
&#;The girl with the red hair&#;
The Nazis, who had no idea who Hannie was, described her as ‘the girl with the red hair’ on their most-wanted list.
So who was this revolutionary Dutch resistance fighter? How did she get catapulted into a life of espionage? And what do we know about this % verified badass? 🦹♀️
Schaft’s younger years
Hannie Schaft was born as Jannetje Johanna Schaft in Haarlem, on 16 December Her parents were Peter Schaft and Aafje Talea Vrijer.
Hannie had an older sister who tragically died from diphtheria at the age of seven. In part because of that, her parents raised Hannie with great caution and kept a close eye on her.
It is said that Hannie developed a political consciousness from a young age. Both parents wer
Schaft, Hannie (–)
Member of the Dutch resistance during World War II who protected Jews, gathered vital reconnaissance information, assassinated Germans and Dutch collaborators, and was executed in the last days of the war. Name variations: Johanna Jannetje Schaft; "Johanna Elderkamp." Born Jannetje Johanna Schaft in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on September 16, ; executed on April 17, ; daughter of Pieter Schaft (a teacher) and Aafje Talea (Vrijer) Schaft; was a law student in Amsterdam at the time of the German occupation of the Netherlands, in May ; never married; no children.
Became an active member of a Communist resistance cell in Haarlem, hiding and assisting Jews who were being rounded up for "resettlement" to the death camps of the East (); with Freddie and Truus Oversteegen, carried out assassinations and became known to the German forces as the "red-haired girl" (–43); encouraged student solidarity that led to closing down of the Dutch universities (); arrested (March ) and executed (April 17, ), only three weeks before the collapse of Nazi Germany and the liberation of her country.
By the late s, many in the Netherlands felt that they could no longer avoid wa
Het levensverhaal van Hannie Schaft
tekst: Hilda Algra
Op 17 april , een paar weken voor de bevrijding, werd Hannie Schaft in de duinen bij Overveen geëxecuteerd en ter plekke slordig in het zand begraven. Met het eind van de Tweede Wereldoorlog in zicht hadden verzet en bezetter afgesproken dat ze geen gijzelaars meer zouden doden. Bovendien executeerden de nazi&#;s normaal gesproken geen gevangengenomen vrouwen. Maar voor dit &#;meisje met het rode haar&#; maakten ze een uitzondering.
Gewapend verzet
De nazi&#;s beschouwden Hannie Schaft als een terroriste. Die reputatie had ze te danken aan haar actieve rol in het gewapende verzet. Ze was gesignaleerd bij diverse aanslagen, onder andere op Piet Faber en de Zaanse politiekapitein Ragut. Deze laatste zou in dienst zijn van de Sicherheitspolizei en goed hebben verdiend aan het verraden van mensen. De Sicherheitspolizei was er lange tijd bijzonder op gebrand om deze &#;Mörderin&#; te pakken te krijgen.
Hannie Schaft
Jo Schaft
Die schijnbaar onverschrokken Hannie Schaft was op 16 september in Haarlem geboren als Jannetje Johanna Schaft, roepnaam Jo. Toen Jo zeven jaar was, overleed haar enige zus aan difterie. Sin
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