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Margaret discusses the stories of Truus and Freddie Oversteegen and Hannie Schaft, young women who fought against the Nazis in the Netherlands.

Margaret talks with Caitlin Durante about Truus and Freddie Oversteegan and Hannie Schaft and their rebellion that left Nazi bodies around the Netherlands Sources: Three Ordinary Girls, Tim Brady https://firestorm.coop/products/24908-three-ordinary-girls.html?referral=killjoy https://socialisme-nu.translate.goog/truus-menger-oversteegen-1923-2016-een-strijdster-die-doorging/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/222/mandatory-registration-for-forced-labour/ https://dirkdeklein.net/2025/03/29/the-arbeidsinzet-forced-labour/ https://dirkdeklein.net/2017/05/24/ernst-cahn-the-koco-affair/ https://www.flashscore.com/news/80-years-of-freedom-the-amsterdam-boxing-school-which-formed-the-first-jewish-resistance/ncIglSYp/ https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=229629 https://libcom.org/article/history-dutch-fascism-and-militant-anti-fascist-response-job-polak https://dirkdeklein.net/2018/01/21/the-dutch-jews-who-fought-back/ https://socialisme-nu.translate.goog/75-jaar-februaristaking-wat-herdenken-we/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp…

People in this episode

Host: Margaret

Guest: Caitlin Durante

Topics covered

• Dutch Resistance
• World War II
• Nazi Germany
• Youth Rebellion
• Historical Figures
• Resistance Fighters

Keywords

• Dutch Resistance
• Nazis
• Truus Oversteegen
• Freddie Oversteegen
• Hannie Schaft
• World War II
• rebellion
• youth
• history

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Organizations: Cool Zone Media, iHeartPodcasts

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