Dirk Hoogendam
Encyclopedia
Dirk Hoogendam, a.k.a. Dieter Hohendamm, alias The Boxer (May 18, 1922, Vlaardingen
- August 8, 2003 in Ringgau
, Germany
), was a Dutch
war criminal.
Hoogendam was sentenced to death after World War II
because of his service in a foreign army (the German SS) and severe mistreatment of prisoners in Drenthe
during the war. The sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. In 1946 however, Hoogendam escaped and fled to Germany, and only a few years before his death, the Dutch paper De Telegraaf discovered that he was living in Ringgau under the name of Hohendamm.
Just before his death, the Netherlands asked the German government to prosecute him, together with five other in Germany living war criminals. Subsequently, the German Justice department announced that one of them, Herbertus Bikker
, has to appear for court on September 8, 2003 for his part in the murder of Dutch resistance
member Jan Houtman.
Vlaardingen
Vlaardingen is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas/Nieuwe Waterweg river at the confluence with the Oude Maas...
- August 8, 2003 in Ringgau
Ringgau
- Location :The community of Ringgau lies in the like-named low mountain range some 11 km south of Eschwege between the Hoher Meißner and the Thuringian Forest.- Neighbouring communities :...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
war criminal.
Hoogendam was sentenced to death after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
because of his service in a foreign army (the German SS) and severe mistreatment of prisoners in Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
during the war. The sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. In 1946 however, Hoogendam escaped and fled to Germany, and only a few years before his death, the Dutch paper De Telegraaf discovered that he was living in Ringgau under the name of Hohendamm.
Just before his death, the Netherlands asked the German government to prosecute him, together with five other in Germany living war criminals. Subsequently, the German Justice department announced that one of them, Herbertus Bikker
Herbertus Bikker
Herbertus Bikker , also known as De Beul van Ommen , was a Dutch war criminal. He was born in Alblasserwaard....
, has to appear for court on September 8, 2003 for his part in the murder of Dutch resistance
Resistance movement
A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force...
member Jan Houtman.