The Sisters Who Killed Nazis: Truus and Freddie Oversteegen

You must be wondering why these two sisters have become the symbol of courage. These two, who had the chance to change the fate of the Nazi-occupied country at least to some extent, put their heads together and He killed Nazi soldiers. But with a method beyond the known!

a red lipstickSometimes it could be more lethal than a gun. This is how the death of Nazi soldiers began.

Freddie Oversteegen was born in the Netherlands in 1925. His brother, Truus, was born two years before him.

Freddie and Truus as children of a single mother They were born and raised in Haarlem, Netherlands.. Their parents were separated and their mother was a communist.

Sophie Poldermans is Truus and her sister’s best friends. Hannie Schaft He knew them personally and worked with the sisters for more than a decade as a board member of the Hannie Schaft Foundation.

We also learn information about girls from the book he wrote. So much so that when commenting on the sisters ““Due to his appearance, Freddie could easily be recognized as a Jewish boy and his ideas were quite dangerous.” says.

But three young girls wanted to play a role in the resistance, and that’s how the movie began.

Truus Oversteegen (left) and Hannie Schaft

In the dark days when the Nazis occupied their country; These two brothers left their mark on history as not just spectators, but as one of the pioneers of the resistance. In the fight against the Nazis They took on a unique role, daring to approach enemy soldiers with their attractive outfits and then undertake secret missions of the resistance.

Freddie and Truus OversteegenThey faced the true face of the war in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. In this dark period, they decided to fight for their freedom by joining the resistance despite their young ages. However, their struggle was shaped not only by weapons but also by their intelligence and courage.

These brothers, who often used the strategy of impressing enemy soldiers with their attractive clothes, decided to play a trick on the Nazis.

This unusual approach not only surprised the enemy, but also creating secret networks of resistance It also enabled them to undertake various sabotage and espionage missions. Freddie and Truus, along with their friend Hannie Schaft, were going to find their targets in bars with their carefully chosen clothes and remarkable make-up.

These young women, who played an active role during the Dutch resistance, Chatting with Nazi soldiers They would make an effort to persuade them before starting. This wouldn’t always be so easy. But there was nothing that discouraged them. Under the pretext of an innocent walk, they would go deep into the forest and kill the soldiers they talked to there.

Affected by the brutality of war, Freddie became an inspiration with his courage and resistance despite the difficulties he experienced in the post-war period.

Freddie Oversteegen

In this way, the sisters managed to become a pillar of the resistance. Considering what has been said, they did not kill many soldiers. While Freddie was an inspiration with his courage, Truus took an active part in political and social issues after the war and shared his stories. They were perhaps the most remarkable among the women who took courageous steps against the Nazis.

Looking at the expressions About how they carried out the “purges” It is not possible for us to obtain much detail, but it is known that they sometimes devise a strategy to kill soldiers by following them to their homes on their bicycles or by ambushing them.

in the Haarlem Resistance Group His other missions included finding new safe hiding places for Jews, working in the emergency hospital in Enschede, and blowing up the railway line between Ijmuiden and Haarlem.

In 1945, the brothers’ world was turned upside down when Hannie was arrested and killed by the Nazis.

In 2014 Mrs Freddie Oversteegen (left) and her sister Truus were awarded the Mobilization War Cross by Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.

Their friend Hannie, with whom they had been together from the very beginning, was killed when the Nazis captured them, and the only thing left of these moments is Hannie’s last words while looking at the person who killed her. “I’m a better shot” remained.

After the war, the sisters struggle with both these tragic events and with the trauma of losing their closest friends they confronted. Later, Truus became interested in sculpture and gave speeches and wrote articles about the period he spent in the resistance.

Freddie got married and She became a mother, but the events brought by the war continued to give them unpleasant experiences. Thus, they made their name known as heroes of the resistance.