Truus Menger-Oversteegen

Truus Menger-Oversteegen (29 August 1923 – 18 June 2016) was a Dutch sculptor and painter.[1] During the Second World War she was a member of the anti-Nazi Dutch armed resistance[2] and performed many resistance activities[3] together with her sister Freddie Oversteegen[4] and Hannie Schaft.[5]

Freddie Dekker-Oversteegen and Truus Menger-Oversteegen

After the war, she married Piet Menger in November 1945 and had four children, the oldest of whom she named after Hannie Schaft.[6] She was regularly a guest speaker at universities and secondary schools about wars, anti-Semitism, tolerance and indifference. [7] Menger-Oversteegen's book about her experiences during the war, Not then, Not now, Not ever, was published in 1982.[6]

On 10 May 1967, Yad Vashem recognized her as Righteous Among the Nations.[5] At her 75th birthday in 1998, Menger was invested as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau for her services. On 15 April 2014, Truus Menger-Oversteegen received the Mobilization War Cross with her sister from Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[8]

References
  1. "Truus Menger-Oversteegen (1923–2016): a warrior who went on". Socialisme.nu. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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  3. Rossen, Jake (6 February 2020). "The Teenage Girl Gang That Seduced and Killed Nazis". www.mentalfloss.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. Spanjer, Noor. "This 90-Year-Old Lady Seduced and Killed Nazis as a Teenager". Vice. Vice. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "The Righteous Among The Nations Menger Family". Yad Vashem. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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  7. "In memoriam Truus Menger – Oversteegen". Hannie Schaft. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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