Excursion to the „National Submarine and Resistance Museum“ in Aalten (NL)

The Bochum History Workshop and the Fritz Bauer Forum invite you to take part in an excursion to Winterswijk and Aalten in the Netherlands.

The programme includes a guided tour of Winterswijk and a guided tour of the „National Onderduikmuseum“ (Underground and Resistance Museum) in Aalten

A memorial in Winterswijk commemorates the resistance against the Nazi regime.

During the Second World War, the house in Aalten that now houses the National Onderduikmuseum was home to a military commandant’s office. The rear building served as a hiding place for Jews, for people who resisted and for people who were threatened with being sent to Germany for forced labour.

Meeting point: At Bochum main station

Time: Saturday, 6 April 2024, from 7.00 a.m.

Participation fee: 5,00 Euro

Additional costs: Local transport ticket to Winterswijk and Aalten

Registration is required at: geschichtswerkstatt@bo-alternativ.de by 2 April 2024

Photo: Museum in Aalten (c) public domain

Contact: Volker Gerwers (Bochum History Workshop)

Email: geschichtswerkstatt@bo-alternativ.de