Gijsbertus Gerardus van Bemmelen
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Cornelis van Bemmelen | |
| Moeder: | Maria Catharina Gordijn | |
| Geboren: | 21 Aug 1898 | Wateringen |
| Overleden: | 20 Juli 1944 | Natzweiler, Duitsland, Kdo Markirch |
| Beroep: | agent van politie | |
| Aantekeningen: | Van Bemmelen (1898-1944), een sergeant-majoor bij de Dordtse politie en vader van vijf jonge kinderen, sloot zich aan bij het verzet en hielp joden onder te duiken. Als agent mocht hij zich s avonds na de avondklok nog op straat begeven. Samen met zijn oudste, 14-jarige zoon verspreidde hij ook voedselbonnen. Op 25 oktober 1943 werd hij gearresteerd, voor zijn hulp aan joden. Op 10 november volgde transport naar het concentratiekamp in Vught; vervolgens, op 25 mei 1944, naar Dachau. Daar, in het Natzweilerkamp, werd Van Bemmelen op 20 juli doodgeknuppeld. Postuum is hem het Verzetskruis toegekend. Bemmelen van Gijsbertus (1898 - 1944 ) Personal Information Last Name: Bemmelen van First Name: Gijsbertus Gerardus Date of Birth: 21/08/1898 Date of death: 20/07/1944 Rescuer's fate: camp inmate murdered Cause of Death: BEATING Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: POLICE OFFICER Organization/ Religious order: LO - Landelijke Organisatie Place during the war: Dordrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Vught, Camp, The Netherlands Dachau, Camp, Germany Natzweiler-Struthof, Camp, France Rescue Place: Dordrecht, Zuidholland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Supplying basic goods Other File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/6360) Commemoration Date of Recognition: 16/01/1996 Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Wall of Honor Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands Rescue Story Bemmelen van, Gijsbertus Gerardus Gijsbertus van Bemmelen lived with his wife and five young children in Dordrecht, South Holland, where he was a sergeant major in the local police force. Soon after the occupation of Holland, he became involved in Resistance activities, later joining the LO movement and helping Jews who were in hiding. Van Bemmelen distributed ration cards to families who were hiding Jews and moved their secret guests to new addresses when the hideouts became unsafe. As a police officer he was allowed to be on the streets after curfew time and thus had the advantage of being able to carry out his activities under cover of darkness. His eldest son, then 14 years old, also helped with the supply of food coupons, concealing them in his school bag. On October 25, 1943, the SD arrested Gijsbertus on suspicion of assisting Jews. On November 10, he was transferred to the concentration camp at Vught and then, on May 25, to Dachau. He was beaten to death at Natzweiler concentration camp on July 20. Gijsbertus van Bemmelen was awarded the Dutch Verzetskruis. His name is also engraved on a commemorative wall plaque in the Dordrecht police station. On January 16, 1996, Yad Vashem recognized Gijsbertus Gerardus van Bemmelen as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Maria Margaretha Dorothea Arnolda Engelbregt | geb. 1892 |
| Huwelijk: | 16 Feb 1922 | Dordrecht |