Donations

On this page, the donations that have been made over time by different people will be placed. It is very nice when I receive something from people as a donation. Especially because it is always a surprise of what that can be. I am always looking for things that have to do with the war in Dordrecht. Whether these are photos, documents or uniforms. Everything is interesting!

Do you have something that is interesting for the collection? Then you can contact me via the contact form on the website.

The German mess tin below was donated to me a few years ago. The mess tin was left behind in Dordrecht after the war. You can find more information about this item here .

This photo of the destroyed school on the Admiraal de Ruyterweg was donated to me by Mrs. Elshout from Dubbeldam. The photo had been of her mother.

I received this booklet from Mrs. Marthé de Pee. It is a booklet for the memorial service for the fallen soldiers of 34th Infantry Regiment (34RI). A large part of the Ravelli vanguard group belonged to 34RI and was killed in action at Dordrecht.

I received the photos below from Mr. Kleefstra from Friesland. His father was a soldier in 2-I-17RA and was presumably stationed at the Killesigt farm near the Dordtse Kil. You can read the story here: . 

I received the war-time radio below from Mr. Ger Sels from Dordrecht, his grandfather secretly listened to it, despite the fact that he had two German soldiers quartered in his home. You can read the story here .

I received the two photos below from Mrs. Marjon Silvia from Dordrecht. One is a photo of war damage at the corner of the Hoogt/Sluisweg, and the other is a photo of Dutch military personnel on the Singel (a street in Dordrecht). 

I received the two documents below from Mr. Strohmeyer from Zwijndrecht, which belonged to his father. These documents will be added to the website! 

 I received the following items from Mr. and Mrs. Vos from Zwijndrecht to add to the collection. They will soon be featured on the website!

I received the document set below from Mrs. Vera Jacobs, belonged to her father Mr. Adrianus Poots. He was a firefighter and member of the municipal fire department and Air protection service in Dordrecht.

From Mrs. Hennie Los, I received the following set of documents from her father, Jan Los. He served in the 2nd Regiment Cyclists during May 1940 and later became a member of the Dutch Domestic Forces in Zwijndrecht.

From Mr. and Mrs. van Wingerden, I received the following military box from Mr. v.d. Doel and a set of documents with personal identity cards from Zwijndrecht belonging to Mr. van Wingerden’s father.

From Mr. and Mrs. van IJpen from Dordrecht, I received the Tegelaar kepie below and a batch of photos of the bombing of Rotterdam.