Jan Van Hoof
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | August 7,1922 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Nijmegen |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | September 19,1944 |
Died | Nijmegen |
Netherlands | |
Resting place | Nijmegen |
Known for | Operation Market Garden |
Job | Biologist |
Nationality | Dutch |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1601924 |
Jan Van Hoof Life story
Jan Jozef Lambert van Hoof was a member of the Dutch resistance in World War II, who cooperated with Allied Forces during Operation Market Garden. He is credited with disabling explosives placed by the Germans to destroy a vital bridge to delay allied liberation, and was later executed in action.