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Karl Gröger, the Glossary

Karl Gröger (7 February 1918 - 1 July 1943) was a member of a Dutch resistance group executed in 1943.^[1]

46 relations: Amsterdam, Artis (zoo), Austria, Benzene, Capital punishment, Concentration camp, Deportation, Dutch guilder, Dutch resistance, Execution by firing squad, Farm, Forced labour, German Army (1935–1945), German invasion of the Netherlands, Germany, Gerrit van der Veen, Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler, Martinus Nijhoff, Medicine, Naarden, Nazi Germany, Netherlands, Overveen, Phenobarbital, Police officer, Prison, Reichsführer-SS, Resistance movement, Righteous Among the Nations, Schutzstaffel, Sculpture, Secondary school, Social democracy, Student, The Hague, The Holocaust, Underground press, University of Vienna, Vienna, Wageningen, Wehrmacht, Willem Arondeus, World War II, Yad Vashem, 1943 bombing of the Amsterdam civil registry office.
Austrian Righteous Among the Nations
Austrian expatriates in the Netherlands
Austrian people executed by Nazi Germany
Executed German Resistance members
German expatriates in the Netherlands

Amsterdam

Amsterdam (literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

Artis (zoo)

Natura Artis Magistra (Latin for "Nature is the teacher of art"), commonly known just as Artis, is a zoo and botanical garden in the centre of Amsterdam.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Concentration camp

A concentration camp is a form of internment camp for confining political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups, on the grounds of state security, or for exploitation or punishment.

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Deportation

Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a territory.

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Dutch guilder

The guilder (gulden) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from 1434 until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.

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Dutch resistance

The Dutch resistance to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II can be mainly characterized as non-violent.

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Execution by firing squad

Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.

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Farm

A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production.

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Forced labour

Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, or violence, including death or other forms of extreme hardship to either themselves or members of their families.

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German Army (1935–1945)

The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.

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German invasion of the Netherlands

The German invasion of the Netherlands (Duitse aanval op Nederland), otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands (Slag om Nederland), was a military campaign part of Case Yellow (Fall Gelb), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gerrit van der Veen

Gerrit van der Veen (26 November 1902 – 10 June 1944) was a Dutch sculptor. Karl Gröger and Gerrit van der Veen are Dutch resistance members and people executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad.

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Gestapo

The Geheime Staatspolizei, abbreviated Gestapo, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

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Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German politician who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany, and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, primarily known for being a main architect of the Holocaust.

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Martinus Nijhoff

Martinus Nijhoff (20 April 1894, in The Hague – 26 January 1953, in The Hague) was a Dutch poet and essayist.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Naarden

Naarden is a city and former municipality in the Gooi region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Overveen

Overveen is a village in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal.

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Phenobarbital

Phenobarbital, also known as phenobarbitone or phenobarb, sold under the brand name Luminal among others, is a medication of the barbiturate type.

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Police officer

A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, remand center, hoosegow, or slammer is a facility where people are imprisoned against their will and denied their liberty under the authority of the state, generally as punishment for various crimes.

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Reichsführer-SS

Reichsführer-SS was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS).

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Resistance movement

A resistance movement are Political Movements that tries to resist or overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and unrest in civil order and stability.

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Righteous Among the Nations

Righteous Among the Nations (חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם) is a title used by Yad Vashem to describe people who, for various reasons, made an effort to assist victims, including Jews, who were being exterminated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.

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Schutzstaffel

The Schutzstaffel (SS; also stylised as ᛋᛋ with Armanen runes) was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II.

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Sculpture

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.

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Secondary school

A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.

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Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and supports a gradualist, reformist and democratic approach towards achieving socialism.

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Student

A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution.

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The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.

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The Holocaust

The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II.

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Underground press

The terms underground press or clandestine press refer to periodicals and publications that are produced without official approval, illegally or against the wishes of a dominant (governmental, religious, or institutional) group.

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University of Vienna

The University of Vienna (Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.

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Wageningen

Wageningen is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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Willem Arondeus

Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus (22 August 1894 – 1 July 1943) was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. Karl Gröger and Willem Arondeus are Dutch resistance members and people executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem (יָד וַשֵׁם) is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

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1943 bombing of the Amsterdam civil registry office

The 1943 bombing of the Amsterdam civil registry office was an attempt by members of the Dutch resistance to destroy the Amsterdam civil registry (bevolkingsregister), in order to prevent the German occupiers from identifying Jews and others marked for persecution, arrest or forced labour.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gröger

Also known as Karl Groeger.

Karl Gröger, the Glossary

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See also

Austrian Righteous Among the Nations

Austrian expatriates in the Netherlands

Austrian people executed by Nazi Germany

Executed German Resistance members

German expatriates in the Netherlands

References