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Personal data Gerhardus Johannes Balduk 


Household of Gerhardus Johannes Balduk

He is married to Johanna Maria Bakkers.

They got married on October 19, 1939 at Eersel, he was 30 years old.

woonplaats Hoogeloon A 39 en A 119. bakkersknecht bij Jan Bleijs
na de dood van haar man op 05-06-1940 naar Duizel in 1985 naar Eersel

Notes about Gerhardus Johannes Balduk

Oorlogsslachtoffer
Jan Balduk wordt op 11 april 1909 geboren in het Gelderse Didam. Rond 1935 komt hij vanwege de crisis naar Noord-Brabant om daar werk te vinden als boerenknecht in Duizel. Hier leert hij Jo Bakkers kennen met wie hij trouwt en in Hoogeloon gaat wonen.
In 1939 worden alle voormalige soldaten als reservisten gemobiliseerd; ook Jan wordt opgeroepen en gaat bij de infanterie te Vreeswijk.
Als op 10 mei 1940 de oorlog uitbreekt, verhuist zijn compagnie naar de Lek in de Hollandse Waterlinie. Op de plaats waar Jan is geplaatst, blijven de oorlogshandelingen beperkt. Vier dagen later besluit de Nederlandse regering te capituleren. Zodra dit bericht de Nederlandse soldaten bereikt, gaat één van hen volledig door het lint en verschanst zich op de Diefdijk van waar hij schiet op alles wat beweegt.
De sergeanten Migchelbrink en Louis van der Hoeven besluiten hem te overmeesteren en tot bedaren te brengen, maar terwijl ze langs de dijk sluipen, wordt Louis dodelijk getroffen door de soldaat. Migchelbrink keert terug en vraagt om een vrijwilliger om een tweede poging te ondernemen. Jan meldt zich met de woorden: “De man die Louis heeft neergeschoten, neem ik voor mijn rekening.” Langs de dijk sluipen ze in de richting van de geweerschoten, maar dan wordt Jan plots doorzeefd met kogels in zijn hoofd en borst. Hij overlijdt ter plekke op 31-jarige leeftijd, slachtoffer van een Nederlandse soldaat.

Met dank aan Heemkundige kring Pladella Villa, Bladel c.a.

In Hoogeloon in het Mariakapelletje op Tonnijken is als herinnering aan hem een raam aangebracht in de zijgevel. De andere zijgevel memoreert aan Jan Goossens gesneuveld in Blerick.


Second World War victim


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Birthday April 11, 1909

  • The temperature on April 11, 1909 was between -1.7 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
    • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
    • August 30 » Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
    • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.

Day of death May 14, 1940

  • The temperature on May 14, 1940 was between 4.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
    • May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
    • May 24 » Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico.
    • October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
    • November 11 » World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history.
    • November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

Day of burial June 3, 1940

  • The temperature on June 3, 1940 was between 8.6 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
    • June 5 » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
    • July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
    • September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
    • September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
    • November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.


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