EPISODE · Jul 16, 2019 · 55 MIN
Episode 3: Execution and Escape
from Free and Fearless: The Story of the First Parool Trial · host Republic of Amsterdam Radio
On 5 February, 1943, thirteen of the twenty-three defendants from the First Parool Trial were given paper and pens and told to write farewell letters to their families. Hours later, they were executed by firing squad. But the ringleader of the group, Frans Goedhart, was able to win a temporary reprieve and over the next few months undertook various attempts to escape from Vught concentration camp. But would luck be on his side?Show notes: https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/free-and-fearless/episode-3-execution-and-escape
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On 5 February, 1943, thirteen of the twenty-three defendants from the First Parool Trial were given paper and pens and told to write farewell letters to their families. Hours later, they were executed by firing squad. But the ringleader of the group, Frans Goedhart, was able to win a temporary reprieve and over the next few months undertook various attempts to escape from Vught concentration camp. But would luck be on his side?Show notes: https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/free-and-fearless/episode-3-execution-and-escape
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