Jan de Haart (1923–1945) and the tragedy in Asten

This memorial page is dedicated to Johannes de Haart, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

Name	: de Haart
First names	: Johannes
Nickname	: Jan
Date of birth	: 6 July 1923
Place of birth	: Asten
Residence	: Asten
Rank / Occupation	: –
Identity tag	: –
Unit	: –
Date of death	: 6 March 1945
Place of death	: Asten
Cause of death	: as a result of a grenade explosion
Cemetery	: –
Memorial site	: War memorial in Neerkant

Additional information

Son of Johannes de Haart and Maria Rooijakkers, brother of Gerardus de Haart.

Johannes de Haart was standing with a group of Allied soldiers, watching them defuse landmines. An explosion occurred due to a moment of carelessness, and Jan was killed instantly.

The de Haart family; Johannes is standing in the back row, far right

Death register

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