THE RESISTANCE Truus and Freddie Oversteegen - a podcast by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Freddie and Truus Oversteegen were just 14 and 16 years old when the Nazis invaded their hometown of Haarlem. Determined to do their part, the sisters joined the Dutch Resistance and began bombing trains, smuggling out Jewish children, and running refugee safehouses. But their most dangerous work by far was also the most unlikely for two young girls to ever take on: assassinating Nazi officers in broad daylight. With our guest Sophie Poldermans, author of …

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