WWII Netherlands Escape Lines

Researching the aid given to downed Allied airmen by the Resistance during World War II in The Netherlands, Belgium, and France

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Evasion of Tom Applewhite
- Air Force Service
- Publications By and About Tom Applewhite
- Fellow Evaders, Helpers, and Norwegian Sailors
- Postwar Reunions with Helpers
- Applewhite Remembered in Literature
  - De Fiets (The Bicycle)
  - Three Wise Men From the West
- Maps of the Initial Part of Tom’s Escape Route
WWII Escape and Evasion Research
- Aircraft Crash Records and Crash Sites
- Links to Other Websites
- Luftwaffe Fighter Claims of Downed Aircraft
- National Archives Research (U.S.)
- Sources Consulted
- U.S. Census Records
Smit-van der Heijden Line
- Aid Given to People in Need
- Members of the Smit-van der Heijden Line
  - Marechaussees in the Line
  - Civilians in the Line
    - Reunion in Baarle Nassau 1945
- Connections to Other Escape/Intelligence Lines
- Cafés, Hotels – Centers of Resistance Activity
- Articles About the Line
  - Dutch and Belgian Heroism – Part I
  - Dutch and Belgian Heroism – Part II
- Arrest, Prison, Concentration Camps
  - 1945 Letter to Bureau of Ex-Political Prisoners
  - 1945 Letter to Bureau Ex-Politieke Gevangenen
- Recognition for Their Achievements
- Research Help Requests
  - Photograph Identification
  - Requests for Help in Dutch Publications
Schrynemakers Family in WWII
- Arthur Schrynemakers’ Dossier
- Himmler’s Arrest by Arthur Britton
WWII Escape and Evasion Topics
- Crash Sites in Belgium
- Dangerous Mistakes of Evading Airmen
- Engelandvaarders
- Escape Aids
- Escape and Evasion Books
- Escape and Evasion Instructions
- Escape and Evasion Websites
- Evasion Statistics – Airmen
- German Agents Among Airmen
  - Ashbrook Questionnaire
- The False Soir (Le faux Soir)
Interviews
- Interview with Laurence W. “Bill” Bettinson, 3rd Radio Officer on the “Lisbeth”
- Interview with Charlotte Ambach
- Interview with Amanda Stassart
Govt. Reports
- It’s the Little Things, Escape and Evasion During WWII
- M.I.S.-X Manual on Evasion, Escape, and Survival
Personal Narratives
- A Young Boy and the “Good” War
- The “Delights” of German Occupation
Phantom Train
- Allied Airmen on the Phantom Train
- Minute-by-Minute Account of the Phantom Train
- Report Concerning the Convoy of Sep. 3, 1944 at the Petite-Ile Station
- Phantom Train Report by C. Lokker
- List of Prisoners of Le Train Fantôme (Phantom Train)
- Photographs of the Train
- Photographs of the Antagonists
Dutch Helper List
- Index to Dutch Helpers of Allied Personnel
- Dutch Helpers by Selected Cities and Towns
- Other Sources of Information on Members of the Resistance
BELGIAN HELPER LIST
- Index to Belgian and Luxemburger Helpers of Allied Personnel
- Belgian Helpers by Selected Cities and Towns
FRENCH HELPER LIST
- French Helper Names: AARATHOON to ANSART
LUXEMBURGER HELPER LIST
Maps of Netherlands and Belgium 1940-45
- 1938 Map of Tilburg to Weelde, Belgium
- Belgium 1944 Map
- Netherlands 1944 Map
Other Escape Lines
- Map of Major Escape Routes Through France
- List of French Escape Lines
- Burgundy (Bourgogne) Line
- Comet Line (Le Réseau Comète)
- Dutch-Paris Line
- Luctor et Emergo/Fiat Libertas
  - Airmen Helped by Fiat Libertas
  - Report by Secret Agent “Frans Hals” (Dignus “Dick” Kragt)
- Marie-Claire Line
- MNB (Belgian National Movement/Mouvement National Belge)
- PAT (Pat O’Leary) Line
- Possum Line
- Service EVA
- Shelburn (Shelbourne) Line
WWII Films, Documentaries
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- What Did My Father Do in the Resistance?
- How Do I Learn About an Allied Airman Who Was Shot Down?
My Library
- Air War
  - Anti-Aircraft
  - B-17′s
  - Luftwaffe
  - RAF
  - V-1 and V-2 Rockets
- Belgium
- Blitzkrieg, Dunkirk, Fifth Column
- Channel Islands, Atlantic Wall
- Collaboration
- End of the War
- Escape and Evasion
- Forced Labor
- France
- Gibraltar
- Heinrich Himmler
- History of World War II
- Holocaust, Concentration Camps
- Intelligence, Counter-Intelligence, Espionage
- Netherlands
  - Netherlands – Englandspiel
  - Netherlands – King Kong
- Norway, Norwegian Ships, Navigation
- Occupation of Europe
- Prisoners of War
- Prisons
- Propaganda, Psychological Warfare
- Pyrenees, Basques, St. Jean de Luz
- Radar and Radio
- Resistance
  - Phantom Train (Ghost Train)
- Spain, Seville, Miranda de Ebro
- Special Operations – SOE, OSS
- Threats to Airmen: German Police
  - German Police – Geheime Feldpolizei (GFP)
  - German Police – Gestapo
  - German Police – Green Police
  - German Police – SS and SD
- U-Boats, Convoys, Raiders
Personal Background
- Contact

Belgian Helper Names, MAAS to MARNETTE

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