us-005578-irn592690
has or had some members with language: nld
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-01-01
has record set type: Item
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-pers/000181
record resource structure: Arranged in three series: 1. Report by Dr. F. Kersten about his network occupied the Netherlands, 1945; 2. Correspondence and press clippings, 1950-1951; 3. German translation of an article by Prof. L. de Jong about Dr. F. Kersten, and related correspondence, 1945.
record resource extent: 378 digital images, JPEG
scope and content: The personal archive of Frans Theodoor Dijckmeester (1917-2003). The collection consists of documents concerning the"Kerste" matters: the report, correspondence and newspaper clippings about Dr. F. Kersten. It also includes a report by Kersten about his network in the occupied Netherlands, and a German translation of an article by Prof. L. de Jong about Dr. F. Kersten, and corresponding letters. Felix Kersten (1898-1960) was before and during WWII a personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his contacts with Himmler to help people persecuted by Nazi Germany. He played a crucial role in saving of Finnish Jews and prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and had an influence on the Nazi politics in Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden and Finland.
has or had holder: us-005578
biographical history: Frans Theodoor Dijckmeester (1917- 2003) was a Dutch mayor and resistance fighter during the Second World War. Frans Dijckmeester was parachuted with the agent Karel Christiaan Mooiweer (1923-1971), by the Bureau Intelligence (BI), in the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, in the vicinity of Waardenburg, above the Betuwe. He had a government assignment to coordinate Dutch resistance. After the Second World War, Dijckmeester was the mayor of Zierikzee (1956-1965), Haarlemmermeer (1965-1972) and Apeldoorn (1972-1981) on behalf of the Christian-Historical Union (CHU). He was also the honorary chairman of the Society of Englanders and former administrator of the Queen's Office . Felix Kersten (1898-1960) was before and during WWII a personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his contacts with Himmler to help people persecuted by Nazi Germany. He played a crucial role in saving of Finnish Jews and prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and had an influence on the Nazi politics in Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden and Finland.
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn592690/alternateIDs/1
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1975-12-31
identifier: irn592690
type: RecordSet
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn592690/acquisitions/1
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn592690/alternateIDs/2
title: Personal papers of F. Th. Dijckmeester
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/843
archival history: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)