Jan van Hoof
Deceased Person
1922 – 1944
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Who was Jan van Hoof?
Jan Jozef Lambert van Hoof was a member of the Dutch resistance in World War II, where he cooperated with Allied Forces during Operation Market Garden, and was executed in action. Before and during the war, Van Hoof was a Rover Scout, and the scouting medal the Nationale Padvindersraad was named in his honour. He is credited with disabling German explosives placed to destroy a vital bridge to delay British liberation.
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- Born
- Aug 7, 1922
Nijmegen - Education
- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Lived in
- Nijmegen
- Died
- Sep 19, 1944
Nijmegen
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on July 23, 2013
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