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2 unusual facts about Putten raid


Putten raid

The monument includes a memorial park designed by Jan Bijhouwer and a sandstone statue by Mari Andriessen depicting a grieving woman in traditional dress with a handkerchief in her hand, known as "The Lady of Putten".

The Putten raid (Dutch: Razzia van Putten) was a reprisal raid conducted during the Second World War in the town of Putten, in the central Netherlands.


Operation Silbertanne

On 1–2 October 1944, in the village of Putten, over 600 men were deported to camps to be killed in retaliation for resistance activity in the Putten raid.


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