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Resistance Fighters

82 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aat Breur-HibmaArtist · PaintingsAdriana Klazina "Aat" Breur-Hibma (Hibma: 28 December 1913 – 31 December 2002) was a Dutch draftswoman and painter.
Abd el-KrimAuthor · BooksMohammed ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi, better known as Abd el-Krim (12 January 1882 – 6 February 1963), was a Moroccan revolutionary, religious, political and military leader and the president…
Abdelkader El DjezairiAuthor · BooksAbd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (between 1806 and 1808 – 26 May 1883), known as Emir Abdelkader or ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Jazaʾiri, was an Arab Algerian religious and military leader who…
Adolfo KaminskyPhotographer · PhotographyAdolfo Kaminsky (or Adolphe; 1 October 1925 – 9 January 2023) was an Argentine-born member of the French Resistance, specializing in the forgery of identity documents (IDs), and a…
Albrecht HaushoferAuthor · BooksIllustration — Albrecht Haushofer
Alexander RadóAuthor · Maps and atlases
Anton de KomAuthor · BooksCornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom (22 February 1898 – 24 April 1945) was a Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Anton PieckDesigner · Modern designAnton Franciscus Pieck (19 April 1895 – 24 November 1987) was a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist.
Assata ShakurAuthor · BooksAssata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron, July 16, 1947 – September 25, 2025) was a Black American political activist, revolutionary, and fugitive who was a member of the Black…
Benjamin CrémieuxAuthor · BooksBenjamin Crémieux (1888–1944) was a French author, critic and literary historian.
Benjamina MiyarArtist · WatchesBenjamina Miyar Díaz of Corao, Cangas de Onís, Spain, (9 August 1888 – 7 August 1961) was a professional photographer, watchmaker and member of the Spanish anti-fascist resistance causing…
Bruno ApitzPerson · Film memorabiliaBruno Apitz (28 April 1900 – 7 April 1979) was a German writer and a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Carl SzokollPerson · Film memorabiliaCarl Szokoll (15 October 1915 – 25 August 2004) was an Austrian resistance fighter involved in the 20 July Plot, major in the Wehrmacht, and, after the war, author and film producer.
Claude CahunArtist · SculptureClaude Cahun (born Lucy Renée Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer.
Corrie ten BoomArtist · WatchesCornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father, Casper ten…
Dietrich von HildebrandAuthor · BooksDietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand (lang; 12 October 1889 – 26 January 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and religious writer.
Dubravka UgrešićAuthor · BooksDubravka Ugrešić (lang; 27 March 1949 – 17 March 2023) was a Yugoslav-Croatian and Dutch writer.
Edgar Julius JungAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jung, c.
Erich WeinertArtist · PaintingsErich Bernhard Gustav Weinert (4 August 1890 – 20 April 1953) was a German Communist writer, poet and a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
Ernest MandelAuthor · BooksErnest Ezra Mandel (lang; 5 April 1923 – 20 July 1995), also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter, was a Belgian Marxian economist,…
Ernst NiekischAuthor · BooksErnst Niekisch (23 May 1889 – 23 May 1967) was a German writer and political theorist.
Ernst WiechertAuthor · BooksErnst Wiechert (18 May 1887 – 24 August 1950) was a German teacher, poet and writer.
Esther BejaranoPerson · Music memorabiliaEsther Béjarano (Löwy; 15 December 1924 – 10 July 2021) was one of the last survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-SchmenzinAuthor · BooksEwald-Heinrich Hermann Konrad Oskar Ulrich Wolf Alfred von Kleist-Schmenzin (10 July 1922 – 8 March 2013) was a German publisher and convenor of the Munich Conference on Security Policy…
Falk HarnackPerson · Film memorabiliaFalk Harnack (2 March 1913 – 3 September 1991) was a German director and screenwriter.
Freya von MoltkeAuthor · BooksFreya von Moltke (née Deichmann; 29 March 1911 – 1 January 2010) was a German American lawyer and participant in the anti-Nazi opposition group, the Kreisau Circle, with her husband,…
Friedrich WolfAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wolf (23 December 1888 – 5 October 1953) was a German doctor and politically engaged writer. From 1949 to 1951, he served as East Germany's first ambassador to Poland.
Fritz DiezPerson · Film memorabiliaFritz Diez (27 February 1901 – 19 October 1979) was a German actor, producer, director and theater manager.
Gerrit KouwenaarAuthor · BooksGerrit Kouwenaar (9 August 1923 – 4 September 2014) was a Dutch journalist, translator, poet and prose writer.
Gerrit van der VeenArtist · SilverVan der Veen
Giuseppe GaribaldiAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Maria Garibaldi (4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican.
Gustav von WangenheimPerson · Film memorabiliaIngo Clemens Gustav Adolf Freiherr von Wangenheim (18 February 1895 – 5 August 1975) was a German actor, screenwriter and director.
Hannah SzenesAuthor · BooksHannah Szenes (often anglicized as Hannah Senesh or Chanah Senesh; Szenes Hanna; 17 July 1921 – 7 November 1944) was a Jewish poet, playwright, and resistance operative trained by the…
Hans Bernd GiseviusAuthor · BooksGustav-Adolf Timotheus Hans Bernd Gisevius (14 July 1904 – 23 February 1974) was a German politician, Gestapo and Abwehr officer and diplomat during the Second World War.
Henriette Roland HolstAuthor · BooksHenriette Goverdine Anna "Jet" Roland Holst-van der Schalk (24 December 1869 – 21 November 1952) was a Dutch poet and Council communist. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Hermann HesseArtist · PaintingsHermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Jan CampertAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jan Campert
Jan KarskiAuthor · BooksJan Karski (lang; birthname: Jan Kozielewski, lang; 24 June 1914 – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II.
Jan van Borssum BuismanPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Relief in Vlaardingen
Jan van GilsePerson · Music memorabiliaJan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse (11 May 1881 – 8 September 1944) was a Dutch conductor and composer. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera Thijl (1940).
Jan van HoofArtist · PaintingsJan Jozef Lambert van Hoof (7 August 1922 – 19 September 1944) was a member of the Dutch resistance in World War II, who aided the Allies during Operation Market Garden.
Jean AméryAuthor · BooksJean Améry (31 October 191217 October 1978), born Hans Chaim Maier, was an Austrian-born essayist who wrote about his experiences surviving the Holocaust.
Jean-Louis CurtisAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jean-Louis Curtis 1947, photo by Studio Harcourt.
Johan FabriciusIllustrator · IllustrationJohan Johannes Fabricius (24 August 1899 – 21 June 1981), who published in English as Johan Wigmore Fabricius, was a Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.
Johan HuizingaArtist · PaintingsJohan Huizinga (lang; 7 December 1872 – 1 February 1945) was a Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history.
Johan van HulstAuthor · BooksJohan Willem van Hulst (28 January 1911 – 22 March 2018) was a Dutch school director, university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian.
Johannes R. BecherAuthor · BooksJohannes R. Becher was a German poet, politician, novelist, writer, resistance fighter and songwriter (1891–1958). He was born in Munich and died in East Berlin.
Joop den UylAuthor · BooksJohannes Marten den Uijl (9 August 1919 – 24 December 1987), better known as Joop den Uyl, was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to…
Krystyna KrahelskaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Krystyna Krahelska (1938)
Kurt HeldAuthor · BooksKurt Kläber (4 November 1897 – 9 December 1959), known under the pen name Kurt Held, was a German-Swiss communist activist and writer of proletarian and children's literature.
Lilly BecherAuthor · BooksLilly Becher (Korpus, 27 January 1901, Nuremberg – 20 September 1978, Berlin) was a German writer, journalist and communist activist.
Lise LondonAuthor · BooksLise London (15 February 1916 – 31 March 2012) was a French communist politician and activist.
Madeleine BourdouxheAuthor · BooksIllustration — Madeleine Bourdouxhe
Margarete Buber-NeumannAuthor · BooksMargarete Buber-Neumann (née Thüring; 21 October 1901 – 6 November 1989) was a German writer. She wrote the
Martha DoddAuthor · BooksMartha Eccles Dodd (October 8, 1908 – August 10, 1990) was an American journalist and novelist.
Martinus NijhoffAuthor · BooksIllustration — Martinus Nijhoff (1913)
Max VelthuijsIllustrator · IllustrationMax Velthuijs (22 May 1923 – 25 January 2005) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and writer, one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands.
Michael SmussArtist · PaintingsMichael Smuss (15 April 1926 – 21 October 2025) was a survivor of the Holocaust and an artist. Smuss was the last surviving resistance fighter of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Miep GiesAuthor · BooksHermine "Miep" Gies (lang; Santrouschitz; 15 February 1909 – 11 January 2010) was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank, her family (Otto, Margot, Edith) and four other Dutch Jews…
Mies Boissevain-van LennepPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Mies Boissevain during her detention in WWII
Norbert SchmelzerPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer (22 March 1921 – 14 November 2008) was a Dutch politician and economist who served as party leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) from 1963 to 1971 and…
Oda SchottmüllerArtist · SculptureOda Schottmüller (9 February 1905 – 5 August 1943) was an expressive dancer, mask maker and sculptor.
Otto BraunAuthor · BooksOtto Braun (28 September 1900 – 15 August 1974) was a German communist journalist and functionary of the Communist Party of Germany with a long and varied career.
Pierre DaixPerson · Film memorabiliaPierre Georges Daix (24 May 1922 – 2 November 2014) was a French journalist, writer and art historian. He was a friend and biographer of Pablo Picasso.
Raymond LeblancPerson · Film memorabiliaRaymond Leblanc (French: [ləblɑ̃]; 22 May 1915 – 21 March 2008) was a Belgian comic book publisher, film director and film producer, best known for publishing works such as The Adventures…
Robert HébrasAuthor · BooksRobert Hébras (29 June 1925 – 11 February 2023) was one of only six people to survive the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre by Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS Das Reich Panzer Division on 10 June 1944.
Rose VallandAuthor · BooksRose Antonia Maria Valland (1 November 1898 – 18 September 1980) was a French art curator, member of the French Resistance, captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated…
Rudolf RoesslerAuthor · BooksRudolf Roessler (German: Rößler; 22 November 1897 – 11 December 1958) was a Protestant German and a dedicated anti-Nazi.
Salomon GarfArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Salomon Garf
Sigurd EvensmoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sigurd Evensmo
Simon CarmiggeltAuthor · BooksSimon Carmiggelt (7 October 191330 November 1987) was a Dutch writer, journalist, and poet who became a well known public figure in the Netherlands because of his daily newspaper columns…
Subhas Chandra BoseAuthor · BooksSubhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his…
Therese GiehsePerson · Film memorabiliaTherese Giehse (De-Therese Giehse.ogg. 6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a German actress.
Thomas BlattAuthor · BooksThomas "Toivi" Blatt (born Tomasz Blatt; April 15, 1927 – October 31, 2015) was a Holocaust survivor, writer of mémoires, and public speaker, who at the age of 16 escaped from the Sobibór…
Werner DisselPerson · Film memorabiliaWerner Friedrich Dissel (26 August 1912 – 22 January 2003) was a German actor, director, and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime.
Willem SandbergDesigner · Modern designJonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg (24 October 1897 – 8 April 1984) was a Dutch typographer, museum curator, and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II.
Willi BredelAuthor · BooksWilli Bredel (2 May 1901 – 27 October 1964) was a German writer and president of the East German Academy of Arts, Berlin.
Wolfgang BorchertAuthor · BooksWolfgang Borchert (lang; 20 May 1921 – 20 November 1947) was a German author and playwright whose work was strongly influenced by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the…
Zivia LubetkinAuthor · BooksZivia Lubetkin (Cywia Lubetkin, nom de guerre: Celina; 9 November 1914 – 11 July 1978) was one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in Nazi-occupied Warsaw and the only woman on the…

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