{"id":140568,"date":"1945-03-24T21:08:00","date_gmt":"1945-03-24T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/bombardment-of-dijkstraat\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:17:04","slug":"bombardment-of-dijkstraat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/world-war-ii\/bombardment-of-dijkstraat\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombardment of Dijkstraat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--1\"><strong>Aalten, 24 March 1945<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da3c48a2d97&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da3c48a2d97\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"475\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1945-Aalten-Dijkstraat-bombardement.jpg\" alt=\"Bombardment of Dijkstraat, Aalten (1945)\" class=\"wp-image-1908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1945-Aalten-Dijkstraat-bombardement.jpg 634w, https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1945-Aalten-Dijkstraat-bombardement-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo: Foto Garretsen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On 24 March 1945, a bombing raid took place in the Dijkstraat in Aalten. The factories on the Dijkstraat were the target. There were at least 18 to 19 fatalities. However, the exact number is<\/strong> <strong>not known to date.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\t\t<div id=\"maps-marker-pro-81def57e\" class=\"maps-marker-pro mmp-list-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-map-wrap-81def57e\" class=\"mmp-map-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-map-81def57e\" class=\"mmp-map\" style=\"height: 320px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-list-81def57e\" class=\"mmp-list\" style=\"flex-basis: 400px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da3c48a3b3e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da3c48a3b3e\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1624\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dijkstraat-42-14-Aalten.jpg\" alt=\"Dijkstraat 42-14, Aalten\" class=\"wp-image-110311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dijkstraat-42-14-Aalten.jpg 1624w, https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dijkstraat-42-14-Aalten-400x252.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dijkstraat-42-14-Aalten-800x504.jpg 800w, https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dijkstraat-42-14-Aalten-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dijkstraat-42-14-Aalten-1536x969.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1624px) 100vw, 1624px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Dijkstraat in Aalten, before the bombing of 24 March 1945<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Shortly before the end of the Second World War, on Saturday 24 March 1945, planes suddenly screeched down over Aalten. Almost immediately the whistling sound of the falling bombs was heard. Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/dijkstraat-15-17-driessen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">textile factory and Driessen&#8217;s office<\/a> was bombed flat. The factory of the Aalten Tricotage Factory (ATF) also turned into a mess. From the bridge on the Dijkstraat to the railway, houses were completely destroyed, others had suffered very serious damage. The consequences were terrible.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-slachtoffers\">Victims<\/h2>\n\n<p>At blacksmith Umbach&#8217;s, the cellar, where father Umbach (43 yrs.) and three of his children (13 yrs. 10 yrs and 5 yrs.) were hiding, was hit by a direct hit. All perished. The mother of the family and another son barely survived by crawling under a table in the kitchen. A little further on, the Te Linde-Wechelaar couple (both 68 years old) and their 40-year-old son were killed. At Koelman&#8217;s house, father <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/208508977\/hendrikus-wilhelmus-koelman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henricus Wilhelmus<\/a> (55 yrs.) and daughter (20 yrs.) were killed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/208563468\/johannes_henricus_antonius-tepe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Johannes Henricus Antonius Tepe<\/a> (50 yrs.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/208522630\/maria_johanna_christina-meekes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria Johanna Christina Leemhorst<\/a> (34 yrs.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/208552917\/antonius-lamers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anton Lamers<\/a> (73 yrs.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/207339004\/stevina_johanna-kamphuis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annie Kamphuis<\/a> (15 yrs.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/207319109\/jan_hendrik-van_mechelen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henk van Mechelen<\/a> (15 yrs.) are also among the victims. Furthermore, three evacuees, namely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/207319269\/catharina-van_ingen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catharina van Ingen<\/a> (79 yrs.), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/207319268\/catharina_hendrika-stokking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catharina Hendrika Stokking<\/a> (25 yrs.) and an unknown 15-year-old girl from Haarlem.      <\/p>\n\n<p>In the Aaltensche Courant of May 4, 1945 and in the book &#8220;Er op of er onder&#8221; (by W.P. Nederkoorn and G.J.B. Stork) two more victims are mentioned: M.J. Praster-Polman (28 yrs.) and a certain G.A. van der Meulen (44 yrs.).<\/p>\n\n<p>There were also many wounded. The emergency services of the Red Cross and the Air Protection had their hands full recovering the dead and getting survivors out from under the rubble. Bombs have also fallen in <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/stationsstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Stationsstraat<\/a>, De <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/wehmerstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wheme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/kerkstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kerkstraat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/hofstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hofstraat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/hogestraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hogestraat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/boomkampstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boomkampstraat<\/a>. Buildings on <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/parallelweg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Parallelweg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/koopmanstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koopmanstraat<\/a>, south of the railway line, were damaged. Bombs also fell in the <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/molenstraat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Molenstraat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/aalten\/varsseveldsestraatweg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Varsseveldsestraatweg<\/a>.    <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-bronnen-gradient-background has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aaltensche Courant, 04-05-1945<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Er op of er onder&#8217;, W.P. Nederkoorn and G.J.B. Stork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 24, 1945 bombs fell over Aalten. With terrible consequences. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[590],"tags":[587],"class_list":["post-140568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-war-ii","tag-aalten-achteruit"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bombardment of Dijkstraat | Oud Aalten<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On March 24, 1945, bombs fell in the Dijkstraat in Aalten. 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