SS'er's arrest at the unveiling stumble stone: 'Want to close it'

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SS'er's arrest at the unveiling stumble stone: 'Want to close it'

At the unveiling of a memorial stone for Groninger Kees Robertus, killed in the Second World War, relatives of both the victim and the perpetrator were present. The 'stumbling stone' was placed on the Oostersingel in Groningen. Robertus was killed by SS member Gerrit de Zwart as retaliation for a failed raid on the town hall of Grootegast. A descendant of De Zwart, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the request for today's unveiled stumbling s…