Bakker, Theodorus “Dirk”, born 21-08-1899, in Heiloo, North Holland to Anthonius Bakker and Grietje Jonker. Married on 05-05-1925 in Limmen (NH) to Wilhelmina Engelina Daans. From this marriage born 4 daughters and 2 sons. Dirk had a transport company in Heiloo at Westerweg C 199, corner of Zeeweg.
The photo shows the fleet from before the war. On the left the home of the Bakker family.
Before the war Dirk Bakker had a thriving transport company with a large number of cars on the road. In the mobilization of 1939 – 1940, the company contributed to the construction of the nearby Bergen Airport. Soon after the occupation of our country started, it was difficult for Dirk to keep his company going, on the one hand because the Germans were making more and more progress on his lorries, on the other hand because the work came to a standstill. At the beginning of the war, Bakker’s cars with drivers were still working near Vilvoorde in Belgium, but eventually all Bakker’s cars were confiscated by the Germans. The confiscated equipment was used by the Germans for work within the framework of the “Organization Todt” , under minister for armament and munitions Fritz Todt





Death and burial ground of Bakker, Theodorus “Dirk”

Due to the betrayal of a Dutch SD agent, SD agents are at Bakker’s door late in the evening of 01-09-1944. They force. Dirk to accompany him to his office and order him to open the cellar under the office. Documents were present in the basement, including large numbers of voucher cards, which made it clear that Dirk was involved in the resistance. Dirk was shot on the spot……Truus de Vries-Bakker, then 16 years old, daughter of Dirk …told,
In the middle of the night I was awakened by voices downstairs. German voices. Moments later, the Germans came up, probably to check who was above. My parents slept downstairs. Everyone was asleep, I also kept sleeping, then they went downstairs and I heard them talking loudly again. A moment later they went out the front door to the office behind the garage and took my father with them.I wanted to go downstairs, but there was a soldier downstairs with a revolver, so I had to stay upstairs. Shortly afterwards I heard shooting and I flew down anyway, with my sister. After that I heard at least two cars drive away in great haste ……Dirk was seriously injured and transferred to the Sint Elisabeth Hospital in Alkmaar, after doctor Hoolwerff and sister Kaandorp had provided first aid. The next day, Sunday 03-09-1944, Dirk Bakker, age 45,in Alkmaar died of his injuries. Dirk has found his final resting place, with his wife Wilhelmina who died old age 93, on 25-09-1992, at the Roman Catholic Cemetery of Sint Willebrordus in Heiloo, Netherlands..

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