FloofJet

FloofJet t1_ixo6orh wrote

The Amsterdam fire department was dragging their feet in showing up at the fire. After threats of German officers, they started putting the fire out. They made sure that the paper handwritten records that where rescued out of the building by German soldiers were properly soaked too, making them unreadable. If you would go there today, you could still see the roof profile on the adjacent building. The second floor being lost to the fire, has never been replaced. Sad historical bonus fact: The SD had a full copy of the records stashed in the Hague.

Source: used to work at the Resistance museum across the street.

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