Aart Alblas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aart Alblas

Dutch Navy officer

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1918

Place of Birth: Middelharnis, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1944

Profession: military officer, resistance fighter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Aart Hendrik Alblas, aka Klaas de Waard (Middelharnis, 20 September 1918 – Mauthausen concentration camp, 7 September 1944), was a Dutch navy officer, resistance member and Engelandvaarder.
He participated in several resistance operations and is one of the most highly decorated Dutch resistance members.From 1940, Alblas collected information, often with John A.
Idema.
On the night of 18/19 March 1941, Alblas, with A.M.
Westerhout, dressed in stolen German uniforms, travelled by motor boat to England to deliver the collection of information.
For this exploit he received the Bronze Cross. Alblas was eventually captured and subsequently executed at Mauthausen concentration camp on 7 September 1944.