About "Omzien en Gedenken"
The foundation "Omzien en Gedenken" was founded in 1993 by Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek (MWO). The name translates in Dutch "to look after and rember".
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The foundation's aim is to (financially) support activities in the broadest sense of the word, aimed at remembering and commemorating the history of the Second World War, period 1940 - 1945, in particular with regard to the area known as The "Biesbosch" and surrounding areas, including the stimulation of activities in this context within education, and furthermore everything that is directly or indirectly related to this or may be conducive thereto"
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The foundation tries to achieve its goal by supporting activities of persons and/or organizations that promotes the goal of the foundation.
In the autumn of 1944, the south of the Netherlands was liberated by the British, American, Canadian and Polish armies. As a result, from 6 November 1944, the Biesbosch came to lie between the lines of the Germans and the Allies. From this period onwards, the "line-crossers" maintained a connection between liberated and occupied territory. This group was part of the larger resistance group Albrecht.
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People, goods, information and medicines (especially insulin) were transported over two different routes. In total about 374 crossings were made. They were mainly military courier roads, but Jews and stranded pilots could also find their way to the liberated Netherlands. Although it is known how many crossings have been made, it is not known how many people have been transferred. One of them was General John Hackett, who was seriously wounded in Arnhem but survived an operation and managed to escape via this crossing route.
