Resistance work Hannie Schaft
pistol of hannie schaft
schaft s resistance work started small acts. first, steal id cards jewish residents (including friends). upon leaving university, joined raad van verzet (nl) or council of resistance , resistance movement had close ties communist party of netherlands. rather act courier, schaft wanted work weapons. responsible sabotaging , assassinating various targets. carried out various attacks on germans, dutch nazis, collaborators , traitors. learned speak german fluently , got involved german soldiers.
schaft did not, however, accept every job. instance, when asked kidnap children of nazi official refused. if plan failed, children have killed, , schaft felt similar nazis acts of terror. when seen @ location of particular assassination, schaft identified girl red hair. involvement led girl red hair placed on nazis wanted list.
when 1 of schaft s friends , fellow resistance workers injured in attempted assassination effort, mistakenly gave name dutch nazi nurses disguised resistance workers. force schaft confess, german authorities arrested parents , sent them vught concentration camp. distress of situation forced schaft cease resistance work temporarily; parents released.
upon recovery, schaft dyed hair black hide identity , returned resistance work. once again contributed assassinations , sabotage, courier work, , transportation of illegal weapons , dissemination of illegal newspapers.
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