Patrick Lms’ grandfather, Hendrik (Henk) Hoogendoorn was born on the 1st of February 1921 in Holland.

He was just 19 years of age when the German paratroopers dropped down from the sky on the 10th of May 1940 and marked the start of the Second World War in the Netherlands. His grandfather had to report himself on the 14th of May in 1943 and was sent as forced labor to Germany to work for the Third Reich’s war industry.

Forced labour in Germany during World War two was roughly divided in three categories.
– Prisoners of war
– Foreign workers
– Political prisoners

His granddad was a foreign worker from the Netherlands which they classified as an Arian country, like most of the western European countries. Therefore he had more privileges as a POW, Political prisoner or forced labourer from the East. Besides windshields for the FW 190 fighter planes they fabricated windshields for Ju87 Stuka dive bomber and prisms for viewing devises used in the German Panzers.

The Second World War has left its’ marks on the world. Patrick looks for and and visits these places and shares what he finds on his website www.landmarkscout.com, where you will find the continuation of his grandfather’s amazing story.

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