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
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on July 23, 2013
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