Machiel van den Heuvel

Military Person

1900 – 1946

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Who was Machiel van den Heuvel?

Machiel van den Heuvel was the Dutch escape officer in Oflag IV-C Colditz for Dutch POW's held in Germany during World War II. A similar role to that held by Captain Pat Reid, the author of The Colditz Story, for the British POW's. Van den Heuvel played a key factor in most Dutch officer escapes from the Germans during the war.

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Born
May 7, 1900
Also known as
  • Machiel van den heuvel
Died
Jun 29, 1946

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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