We never hear enough about those who fought against this evil regime. These people were just as important as the soldier's who fought against this evil. God bless these girl's, must of had PTSD.
If she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have faced certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention.
@@ailidh-Bcn make sure she wears an armed band, or otherwise I would have to perform the execution just like what we did to the captured German paratroopers under the disguise of American MPs during the Battle of the Bulge.
Sooo much respect for all of them, but Hannie? I mean, wow. Tortured and beaten, but still didn't talk. About to be gunned down, soldier misses, and she throws it back at him by letting him know that she was a better shot than he was. A woman who refused to live life on her knees til the very end and never gave the Germans the satisfaction. That's a warrior right there.
Her famous last words where never spoken. She was shot two times in the head and never gun downed bij a machinegun. Furthermore, do you think that her executioners would give her the honor of so much bravery? But still a remarkable person.
the death of the sisters' dear friend Hannie really brought tears to my eyes. Up until her last moment, she still didn't give the Germans info they wanted. I can imagine the three would have still be together and celebrated so many milestones in their lives after the war. She's taken way too soon 😭can't deny though she's also a badass with that last words to her executioner
@@ladynori “Random” would imply that this wasn’t a conscious decision. They had cause/reason and will. Their goal was blatant and they took action towards it. I’m not sure what you’re getting out of sympathizing with an extremely fascist dictator and his genocidal groupies but I don’t think it’s worth your time. Find a new hobby before you become anymore of a fascist as those you lick the boot of.
@@ladynori Stalinism was a stain ans got destroyed. Likewise with nazism, these girls were warriors who saved people from a governement that worships Violence and depravation
These young women were simply amazing. I’m shocked that they survived the war with all the kills they had committed. You don’t usually hear men talk about how they feel about having killed a war enemy. It was very open of the sisters to say that the war was always on their minds even 50-70 years later. Mental health wasn’t really “a thing” back then, so they were left trying to cope with PTSD on their own. It looks like they pulled it together better than most people would have. And I’m glad they had each other during their extraordinarily longs lives.
What do you think war is @Ro Mo? It’s ugly and terrible. The girls were killing Nazi soldiers. The same soldiers who gunned down the children that were caught in the fields, who pulled families apart for being Jewish and hung anyone despite their age for assisting these families. The girls were only killing Nazis.
@@WolverineXOXO They were going after soldiers who were occupying their country and citizens who collaborated with them. Would it have been better to let them round up civilians and kill them?
@@WolverineXOXO I think to die unexpectedly while thinking that you’re about to get laid is better than to die in a bunker somewhere. Crying and shitting yourself as shells rain down around you and the enemy closes in. Which is how that guy probably would have died anyway. The Yanks vaporised 100,000+ unsuspecting Japanese men, women and children in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. War is just hell. Those soldiers were idiots anyway. Like, why would you just wander off with some random woman, in a country that you’ve just recently taken over? Did they really think it was going to end well? Keep it in your pants until you get back home lmao
@L M I don’t think he’s a Nazi. But I think he hasn’t made it look good for himself. I guess it’s all about perspective. If a U.S soldier in Afghanistan was seduced by a woman, then she led him away and killed him. She would be labeled as a terrorist, but the Taliban would call her a hero. I think what those girls did was justified. All is fair in love and war.
@@artistevolution Her motive may be noble. However, if she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have faced certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. The bottom line: how many Dutch citizens would have been killed or deported, as a result of retaliation for each German soldiers she killed under treacherous conditions?
These are the kind of people and stories that movies and tv shows should be about so we can remember those who fought for a better world. Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.
I'm not so sure. There have been plenty of teenage girl thrill killers throughout history. She probably combined what she liked with helping her country.
Even though I am 1/4 Dutch, hearing stories of the Dutch resistance and unsung heroes gives a great deal of pride. Not exactly weird history as it's noble history but, would you be able to cover Queen Wilhelmina, her escape and exile during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. My Oma told me stories about her and how inspiring the Queen was and I'm interested in learning more
Netherlands is weird because of the public display of resistance while also shipping back Jews because they didn't want them either meanwhile places like Poland get flack for their geographical position while technically helping more people.
@@wombat4583 I'm currently watching some lectures about the 2nd World War and the How's and Why's it happened. There was ample warning and red flags to stop Hitler before he invaded Poland, but no one wanted to do anything. Or rather they didn't want to put too much effort into it, given how many men died in the first world war, a whole generation and Britian and France were trying to avoid a repeat. It's absolutely mind boggling how much Hitler got away with before everyone realized it was too late. The Jews in German saw the warning signs and tried to flee. But be aware the 30s were also the Great Depression: everyone was trying to find work, everyone was trying to feed their families, and no one wanted to risk what little they had for the Jews, terrible as it sounds. Not everyone in the Netherlands turned Jews away or sent them back. My great-grandfather, Jan Kanis, hid Jewish families in his duplex home. He worked at the post office and noticed numerous death letters marked as Pnemonea. He knew what was happening and I'm certain other Dutch citizens did what they could. As proud as I am of my Dutch blood, I am also sad and frustrated at how shafted the Polish were. They were better pilots than the RAF, they made the prototype that would break the enigma machine and German code, they had Wojtek the 🐻; I can't praise the Polish people enough and if I had been there in that time I would be making a fuss about the Poles getting the credit they deserve.
She was not a hero. If she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have faced certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. The bottom line: think how many Dutch citizens would have been killed or deported, as a result of retaliation for each German soldiers she killed under treacherous conditions?
@@hope-cat4894 It's quite scary how effective the Red Scare has been with Americans believing communism is pure evil while also knowing next to nothing about it.
I'm glad to hear they felt that way too. Because I'm sure some of those Germans were forced to join the Nazi Army but didn't believe or even like Hitler's beliefs
@@kevincruise3521 I don't know if these nazi's where just soldiers forced to join, It sure looks like the resistance would target higher rating nazis, It would be a waste of time, planning and very unwise to risk the lives of these women just to kill simple soldiers.
It was really a noble effort by the girls to rescue Jews. Also, they did not resort to moral values wherein refused to kidnap the Nazi's kid. Well done.
When things are as desperate like they were back then you've gotta set aside your morals and ask whatever god you believe in for forgiveness if you make it through.
If she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have face certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. The bottom line: how many Dutch citizens would have been killed or deported, as a result of retaliation for each German soldiers she killed under treacherous conditions?
@@KillerGothChick The child wasn’t a nazi though. It makes zero sense for you to care about the murder of children but then go kidnap a Child. It just seems that you are using that excuse to justify your bogus actions.
@@remigal899 All I've seen on here today has disgusted me. Genocidal psychopaths declaring their murderous intent, and anyone who questions the directionless nature of their attack is a "Nazi sympathizer." Just so I know right, You are Irish right Paddy? The guys who targeted civilians? Yeah that checks. And I notice O'Neal up there too. Why dont you bomb modern day Germany? Equal level of righteous revenge as kidnapping and killing an Innocent child who was not, nor was his father... a Nazi.
You should do a story on Nancy wake who was the most wanted women by nazis and also the most decorated women after ww2.brave young sisters I couldn't imagine how terrifying it must of been back then
Realizing that 'Overstegen' means '(has/have) transcended'... These girls did the very definition of that. Almost felt guilty for not knowing this incredible story as a Dutchy
Her dad seems like a well dressed flaky deadbeat🤣 her mom was genuinely a boss. Especially in such a time where women were viewed as so inconsequential
He seems lazy, but if you think about it living as a deadbeat on a barge. Probably kept him from experiencing all the horrifying things the girls went through. Think it about it the Nazi's or the allied powers really wouldn't waste time on a person like their father so yeah shitty Dad, but maybe smart to stay out of the conflict.
I’m glad that the Dutch resistance in WO2 are mentioned. What a lot of people don’t know is that the resistance in the Netherlands against the nazis where quit big, even my great grandfather helped some men finding work in his business or they were sent to Germany to work in the factories. He basically saved there lives. He also smuggled bicycles and food in ‘de honger winter’. But it is just sad that a lot of people don’t remember them even if it was a small act they risked they lives for our freedom. Sorry my Engels isn’t good since of course it is not my first language , but I just wanted to speak my mind 🙂
F Bot I call reading that Audrey Hepburn whom was Dutch never got over being hungry from WWII and hoarded chocolates. I also read tulip bulbs were eaten to survive. Nazis took all the bikes. My boyfriend was from Rotterdam and moved to the US in the early 50s. used to tell him Dutch sounds like German and he said to the untrained ear! Your English is fine. His Mother had the same Birthday date as the Queen and always received a card from her.
@L M hello nee het was niet big, alles wat het verzet deed was aan de duitsers veraden, trouwens het verzet in Nederland werdt Jan Hagel genoemd, enkelingen hebben de zwaarste prijs moeten betalen , na de bevrijding van Nederland was bijn a iedereen bij het verzet,
If she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have face certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. The bottom line: how many Dutch citizens would have been killed or deported, as a result of retaliation for each German soldiers she killed under treacherous conditions?
I wouldn't be surprised if they based her off of these actual people. I wish I enjoyed the feel of the controls of the Wolfenstein reboots because the story stuff is right up my alley
Combat veterans will protest as the sister’s killing of German soldiers was a violation of The Hague convention and Geneva convention. Put it simple: it is terrorist act rather than legitimate fighting.
my mother's father, grandfather Carl, was a Dutch botanist at the time, and he refused to work with the Nazis as well as the Dutch govt. that were collaborating. idk WHY the Dutch govt. were doing the whims of those fascists monsters at the time, but believe me, not everyone followed suit, even Carl, who spent most of WW2 essentially hiding from the nazis. on that note, this story should be made into a movie or mini series! i'm so sick of superhero movies at this point.
Yes, the Nazis installed their Dutch Collaborator-Puppet, Vidkung Quisling. "Quisling" is a synonym for "Traitor", just like calling someone a "Benedict Arnold" in the US is calling them a traitor or back-stabber.
Bring on the Unsung Extraordinary Heroes of the World Wars. Small stories of remarkable people 1-2 40 minutes episodes each. There's a story of an English Earl who lived an adventurous life and evacuated scientists from around Europe, mostly French scientists, whose work would have resulted in the Nazis creating the nuclear bomb first. Also, major spotlight on the Polish. They got shafted quite a bit during WW2.
@@KoalaCourage Queen Wilhelmina and most of her government were. There were some collaborators in the Dutch government. Wilhelmina wanted to stay and fight with her people, but by order of King George, she wasn't able to.
@@rhino5100 You are thinking of Norway there, for Quisling. Arthur Seyss Inquart was the Austrian Nazi that the Germans put in charge of NL, was run differently to the occupied parts of France and other countries, as the Nazis were hoping to get the Dutch on side with them. Fairly certain that they shot Inquart after the war.
One of the sadder aspects of stories like this is how many women in the Resistance were brutally punished by their townsfolk as "collaborators" after the war, often having their heads shaved and paraded before the people as they smacked them around and hurled insults.
The female collaborators were comparatively lucky, the men were tortured to death (yes, I understand that these specific women weren't collaborators, but if female resistance fighters mistakenly had their heads shaved, it's much worse for the male resistance members that cosied up to the Germans as spies). This is one of those situations where people acted like wild mobs, it's an unfortunately reality of humanity that people and pent up rage do not go well with each other.
From military law perspective, if she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have faced certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. That is why even Dutch people at that time were ashamed of what she did.
I can imagine one of the missions being a sick scene in a dark comedy movie. A soldier is walking down a street and hears a bike bell, and suddenly headshot by two little girls riding the bike
Not as of yet, there has been talks about it for a few decades, but current Hollywood is trying to end WWII movies due to ever changing obscure reasons. Personally, I see it would be a fantastic film / educational piece. A small average family that mastered espionage, assassinations and rescues. While still holding onto their humanity but as well equally continued to do said tasks must have been daunting on their mind and emotions while their world literally burned down around them - and still continued to help others survive.
Nope, because instead of promoting stories about real heroines of the war they have to insert fake female characters with steampunk arms and have them take away the achievements of real people. Seriously though, I doubt this would ever become a thing, modern agendas don't like the idea of telling stories about women who use 'feminine wiles' (or women who use sex as a weapon) to achieve their objectives. For some reason ideologues only like women who succeed through stereotypically masculine traits.
If she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have face certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. The bottom line: how many Dutch citizens would have been killed or deported, as a result of retaliation for each German soldiers she killed under treacherous conditions?
I love that these resistance residents were real and those 3 specific women were extraordinarily extra special! It's so sad their friend was taken right at the end and not getting the ability to be with her loved ones after the war... They are amazing people and I'm not embarrassed to admit I have a huge crush on them just as people in general. They're so badass & facinating.
Good for them. Glad they were still friends even after they started their own families. Some things were good coming out of those miserable times. Thanx for this enlightening story. 👌
Not at all. If she used the same tactics to kill American soldiers, she would have faced certain death sentence. It was a violation against Geneva convention and The Hague Convention. The bottom line: how many Dutch citizens would have been killed or deported, as a result of retaliation for each German soldiers she killed under treacherous conditions?
This all happend in my home town. I know the stories a little, but while watching this I'm imagine it happen in the forests around my home, where I've had some many fond memories, and then think about these woman and what they did there... I'm forever grateful.❤
I’ve read about these kinds of incidents before, additionally the German soldiers would be attracted to a woman and want to talk to her. A disposable very inexpensive gun was used to usually shoot him. The next thing was the resistance now had a rifle and ammunition. Now they can be shot at longer range. Remember the Germans had all the armament and all the technology. This type of thing will work today if necessary in various countries including ours. People have no idea how vulnerable a situation can be.
@Roger Szmodis My comment at the end was directed at people who think, well not necessarily think real well, that taking the guns away from people commonly called confiscation doesn’t work. The sheep will never do anything the lions will. I’ve disposed of all of my machine shop equipment, but I know lots of people in the business and I can assure you making something that is extremely accurate commonly called a firearm is not very hard. And I can you just imagine what it’s like being married to someone whose job it is to go out and confiscate guns? In the end LEO’s will quit in droves because of the pressure from their spouse.
@Roger Szmodis Irresponsible parents are everywhere in the world. Go to Google or a search engine and type in mouse trap detonator for shotgun shell as a alarm system. After you consume that and there are a few videos, think about what happened if the part that makes the noise was in a pipe.
I love the resistance and all stories about those brave men and women that refused to give into thE NAZIS and marched to the beat of their own damn drums!
There is ! It’s a Dutch movie , ‘The girl with the red hair’ . If you’re talking about a Hollywood movie .. We don’t want it 😬 Americans ruin everything they touch lmao
@@Nowaynoway50 Hollywood is cancer. I agree, but I will never be able to appreciate a Dutch film as I would like to because I dont speak the language, alas. Subtitles removes you from the story and the performances and I find that unacceptable.
@@kyleeconrad lots of countries all over the world use subtitles. It’s really not that difficult lol . The world doesn’t revolve around native English speakers , I would like to confirm that there are in fact other lands across the sea 😂
Such a badass story! I mean, it sure would be a hit in Hollywood, yeah? It seems plenty of their adventures are written about and recorded in history. I wonder if this story just never caught on in the U.S. for some reason and that's why I've never heard about it?
From military perspective, killing soldiers while under the disguise of civilian is strictly forbidden under The Hague Convention and Geneva Convention. Had they tried the same way to kill American soldiers, they will face death penalty rather than being treated as legitimate POW.
As a Dutch woman living in an English speaking country and knowing how hard the Dutch language is, it warms my heart to hear you put so much effort into pronouncing the names properly!
I worked with a friend who spent her young womanhood in occupied Paris. She told me how her neighbors would disappear never to be seen again. She came to America as a war bride. She's gone now and I miss her.
Wow. What a brave young Ladies they were ! Too bad that redhead didn't make it but I'm glad the sisters survived. I do not know if I could do all that.
If you watch this video, you should also read a book entitled, "The Hiding Place," by a woman by the name of Corrie tenBoom, who's family also was in Haarlem, Netherlands, and the resistance they led covertly. Very powerful stuff.
