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Maria Antonetta “Marietje” Alders

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Maria Antonetta “Marietje” Alders

Birth
Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death
2 Oct 1944 (aged 9)
Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands Add to Map
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Maria was a Dutch civilian war casualty of World War II, killed in a catastrophic bombing of a kapok factory in Nijmegen. The factory was being used as an air raid shelter; on the night of October 2, 1944, it was sheltering nearly 150 people. During a German bombardment, it was struck by two firebombs, decimating the factory. Over 100 people were killed in the disaster, including many whole families.

The entire Alders family --- including Reinier, Adrianna, and nine of their ten children (only one daughter, away at boarding school, survived) were killed in the factory. The Alders family was completely devastated.
Maria was a Dutch civilian war casualty of World War II, killed in a catastrophic bombing of a kapok factory in Nijmegen. The factory was being used as an air raid shelter; on the night of October 2, 1944, it was sheltering nearly 150 people. During a German bombardment, it was struck by two firebombs, decimating the factory. Over 100 people were killed in the disaster, including many whole families.

The entire Alders family --- including Reinier, Adrianna, and nine of their ten children (only one daughter, away at boarding school, survived) were killed in the factory. The Alders family was completely devastated.

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