Huis van het Belgisch-Franse Verzet

• Huis van het Belgisch-Franse Verzet
• HBFV_Bollaerts_001
• English
• 1941
• 1 flag sewn by hand, made of fabric.
• Updated 4 months ago

This flag consists out of two layers and handstamped letters. The dimensions are 90 cm x 60 cm. The main tissue is thin woven black cotton, in the center a second circular layer of tissue is sewn, colored in red. On this red circle an image of a skull is painted in black. Around the red circle, the following text is stamped by hand in a yellow color : JUDE - VERREKKE (Jews - die). On the left and right lower corner, following letters are stamped in yellow : B-R-B, standing for : Beveiliging van Ras en Bodem ( Gardian of our Race and Soil )

• Huis van het Belgisch-Franse Verzet
• HBFV_XXth Convoy_Korbeek-Lo
• English
• 1943-1951
• Cluster of documents, pictures and a diary related to the incident and attack on the XXth Convoy near the railwaystation of Korbeek-Lo ( Belgium ) at midnight of April 19th, 1943. The cluster has been validated by the facilities of Kazerne Dossin in 2024.
• Updated 4 months ago

The cluster consists of 11 documents, several pictures and a handwriten diary. The content of the documents : - Besonderen Hinweis from the Sicherheitsdienst Headquarters of Brussels (Sachgebietes IV/B3) towards the Dienststelle Löwen (Leuven), dated 23 April 1943, rendering information on the attack in Korbeek-Lo, specifics on the assembly of the train of the XXth Convoy, the order to search and arrest Jewish prisoners that have escaped in the vicinity of the St. Kamillus Institute and the identification of the remains of Pieter Scheepers, killed during the action against the convoy. Also ...