Dirk Boonstra (born 1920)

Dirk Boonstra
Born (1920-09-02)2 September 1920
Groningen, Netherlands
Died 18 August 1944(1944-08-18) (aged 23)
Kamp Vught
Organization Dutch resistance

Dirk Boonstra (1920) (2 September 1920, Groningen - 18 August 1944, Herzogenbusch concentration camp) was active in the resistance movement against the German occupation, in Groningen in the Netherlands during World War II. He was caught and taken to Herzogenbusch concentration camp (also known as "Kamp Vucht"). On 18 August 1944 he was executed, together with 12 other hostages.

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