Han Stijkel | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1911-10-08)8 October 1911 |
| Died | 4 June 1943(1943-06-04) (aged 31) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Occupation | Academic |
Johan Aaldrik (Han) Stijkel (8 October 1911 inRotterdam – 4 June 1943 inBerlin-Tegel) was an academic and aDutchResistance activist.[1][2]
Stijkel was born in Rotterdam on October 8, 1911. He pursued an English degree at theUniversity of Amsterdam before getting involved in resistance movements in Europe.[3] He was involved in the struggle againstfascism inPortugal and also took part in the struggle againstFrancisco Franco during theSpanish Civil War.[3]
According to Jacob Schorer, Stijkel was a homosexual, based on a letter preserved in the archive of his friend Jan Van Leeuwen.[4]
Han Stijkel was the leader of the Stijkel Group. It was originally founded as part of theOrdedienst (OD) in 1941 and had around 80 members, who were police officers, students, officers, and merchants.[5] The group was mainly involved in the recruitment of resistance fighters and espionage.[5]
Stijkel commanded the Stijkel Group until their betrayal in 1942. Traitors who infiltrated the group pressured him to deliver espionage material to the government exiled in London. He was apprehended on April 2, 1941 aboard the KW133, which included the traitorJan van Wezel, an infiltrator for the Sicherheitspolizei.[5]
Members of the Stijkel Group were imprisoned at the Wehrmachtuntersuchungsgefängnis at 3 Lehrterstrasse inBerlin, Untersuchungshaftanstalt Moabit, and Untersuchungsgefängnis Charlottenburg.[5] Stijkel was the first of the group to beexecuted in Berlin.[1][2]
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