Laatste nog levende vrouw Fries verzet (100) overleden

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Laatste nog levende vrouw Fries verzet (100) overleden

Fries resistance fighter Volie Schermer-de Jong passed away this week at the age of 100. She was the last surviving woman who was in the Fries resistance during World War II. Schermer-de Jong was born in Sneek and started in 19th in the resistance. On her bike, she rode dozens of kilometers every day to transport illegal mail, under the alias Mary. She often didn't know what was in her bike basket, she said eleven years ago in an interview with …