Ep.5 Badass Women of The Dutch Resistance

This week’s story is about 3 insanely badass women: the Oversteegen sisters – Truus and Freddie, and their friend Hannie Schaft. These women were true soldiers and did incredible things to fight against the Nazis during WW2 from assassinations to explosives to transporting Jewish children to safehouses during the war. Their story is incredible. 

 

Show Notes 

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 References 

Brady, T. (2021). Three ordinary girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes. Citadel Press. 

Smith, H. (2018, September 19). Freddie Oversteegen, Dutch resistance fighter who killed Nazis through seduction, dies at 92. Washington Post. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-resistance-fighter-who-killed-nazis-through-seduction-dies-at-92/2018/09/16/7876eade-b9b7-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html 

Reporter, G. S. (2018, September 27). ‘Her war never stopped’: the Dutch teenager who resisted the Nazis. The Guardian. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/23/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-teenager-who-resisted-nazis 

Elhassan, K. (2021, April 22). The gutsy teenage oversteegen sisters killed Nazis during WWII. History Collection. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://historycollection.com/the-gutsy-teenage-oversteegen-sisters-killed-nazis-during-wwii/ 

O’Leary, S. (2023, April 3). The 14-year-old assassin who lured Nazis and traitors to their deaths. DutchReview. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://dutchreview.com/culture/history/dutch-history-freddie-oversteegen/ 

Räker, C. (2024, March 5). Hannie Schaft: the Dutch spy who was executed by the Nazis. DutchReview. Accessed March 9, 2024. https://dutchreview.com/culture/hannie-schaft/ 

Wikipedia contributors. (2024e, March 8). Freddie Oversteegen. Wikipedia. Accessed March 10, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Oversteegen