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Ode to Truus Menger | Ode to resistance woman and artist Truus Menger

By Tineke6 maart 2025
Kenaupark. Prinses Juliana onthult het door Truus Menger vervaardigde beeld van de verzetsheldin Hannie Schaft. Foto: Noord Hollands Archief Fotoburo de Boer. Bron Wikimedia

To Truus Menger,

Amazing resistance woman World War II who told children about it for many years after.

So strong, so good, so important!

Tineke

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Ode to Truus Menger by Tineke

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Kenaupark. Prinses Juliana onthult het door Truus Menger vervaardigde beeld van de verzetsheldin Hannie Schaft. Foto: Noord Hollands Archief Fotoburo de Boer. Bron Wikimedia

Truus Menger

Truus Menger-Oversteegen (1923 - 2016) was an artist. During World War II, she was a resistance fighter along with her sister Freddie Oversteegen and her friend Hannie Schaft. Several statues and monuments of her can be found in the Netherlands.

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