be-006663-hbfv xxth convoy korbeek lo
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has or had some members with language: nld
biographical history: This cluster is part of the Collection Vandevelde, created by Calixte Vandevelde from 1946 until 1968. Being member of the local resistance from 1941 to the end of the war, he was part of the preparations of this attack and gathering intelligence on the Sonder Transports including the transports from Sammellager Mecheln towards Auschwitz.
scope and content: The cluster consists of 11 documents, several pictures and a handwriten diary. The content of the documents : - Besonderen Hinweis from the Sicherheitsdienst Headquarters of Brussels (Sachgebietes IV/B3) towards the Dienststelle Löwen (Leuven), dated 23 April 1943, rendering information on the attack in Korbeek-Lo, specifics on the assembly of the train of the XXth Convoy, the order to search and arrest Jewish prisoners that have escaped in the vicinity of the St. Kamillus Institute and the identification of the remains of Pieter Scheepers, killed during the action against the convoy. Also the order to transport the body to the FH Hechtel. - Police rapport dated 28 April 1943 in the village of Leuven, testimony from Maurice Swinnen, railwayworker and present that night , giving details on the behaviour of the transport, location and things he noticed like shots being fired and the location of the dead body (being Pieter Scheepers). - Letter from the Cabinet of the Governor of Brabant (Mr. Wildiers at that time), directed to the Commissioner of Police of the village of Leuven on 14 May 1943, asking for the investigation towards the ones responsible for the attack on the transport of 19 April 1943 in Korbeek-Lo, by the demand of the NMBS (National Society of Belgian Railways). Structural wood was used to build the obstruction across the rails. - Section of a German" Bescheinigung Gruppe C" (temporary exemption from the forced labour) belonging to Pieter Scheepers, valided by the Werbestelle until June 1943. Part of the Dienststelle files recovered at the Vital Decosterstraat in Leuven in 1945. - Picture of Pieter Scheepers, kept by his friend Calixte Vandevelde. On the back of the picture is noted :" Pieter Scheepers, neergeschoten 19 april 1943 aan den talu statie Corbeek-Lo (Pieter Scheepers, killed 19 April 1943 near the railwaystation of Korbeek-Lo), also his wartime codename" HERMAN" is noted. - Picture of Aron Luksenberg, kept by Mme Bultot. On the back, informa…
record resource extent: Cluster of documents, pictures and a diary related to the incident and attack on the XXth Convoy near the railwaystation of Korbeek-Lo ( Belgium ) at midnight of April 19th, 1943. The cluster has been validated by the facilities of Kazerne Dossin in 2024.
conditions of access: Consulting of the documents is possible in the museum during opening hours, after sending a motivation of research and request to : info@hbfv.be Opening hours are available on www.hbfv.be
location of originals: Originals are preserved at the Museum House of the Belgian French Resistance
record resource structure: This cluster is collected in one archival map, the documents being separated from the pictures.
location of copies: High resolution digital copies are available after permission at the Kazerne Dossin archive facilities.
archival history: The documents and pictures in this cluster are part of the big collection, acquired by Calixte Vandevelde during the period of 1946 until 1951. Within his quest for the reconstruction and recognition of the facts, he also went in search of the escaped Jewish prisoners that he encountered during the facts of 19-20 April 1943. The diary of Maurice Swinnen was donated separately. After his death in 2013, the collection was handed over to his grandson Jo Peeters, director of the Museum House of the Belgian-French Resistance, ensuring the proper inventory and preservation of the artefacts. In 2023 a part of collection, related to the internal life of the barracks of Kazerne Dossin during the war, was transfered to the Kazerne Dossin archives. The cluster of the XXth Convoy incident and attack at Korbeek-Lo is still kept at the archives of the Museum of the Belgian French-Resistance.
has or had some members with language: fra
has record set type: File
identifier: HBFV_XXth Convoy_Korbeek-Lo
title: Documents of the Collection Vandevelde relevant to the attack on the XXth Convoy in Korbeek-Lo 19 april 1943
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1951
conditions of use: Direct reproduction or copying by photography in our facilities is prohibited.
has or had holder: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-006663
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1943