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My Auntie Rosa's experiences of the Nazi-occupation of Belgium

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:04 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Relative, known only as "Auntie Rosa" (contributor doesn't know her original pre-marital surname), lived in Brussels during the war. When Belgium was invaded, was tried to flee, but was stopped and forced to go home.

Lived through the Nazi-occupation of Belgium. Had a traumatic experience of the occupation and didn't have a good opinion of Germans due to their brutality.

Brother, Jacques, was drafted by Germans to work in railway marshalling yards and saw men nearly beaten to death for taking coal home to their families.

Father lived in Anderlecht area of Brussels, and was member of Belgian resistance.

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Person the story/items relate to

"Auntie Rosa" - married Jack Nicholson

Person who shared the story/items

Stephen Nicholson

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Aunt

Type of submission

Shared at American Library, Norfolk on 20 January 2024.

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114858 | NOR007