Shortly before the liberation on April 10, 1945, the Germans executed five Deventer resistance fighters. A German soldier who refused the order for execution was shot dead by his commander. For the first time, on May 4, Deventer also explicitly commemorates this Ernst Gräwe, with a visit from a German delegation. "This is fitting for reconciliation."
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Shortly before the liberation on April 10, 1945, the Germans executed five Deventer resistance fighters. A German soldier who refused the order for execution was shot dead by his commander. For the first time, on May 4, Deventer also explicitly commemorates this Ernst Gräwe, with a visit from a German delegation. "This is fitting for reconciliation."