Karl Gröger
Karl Gröger | |
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| Born | 7 February 1918 |
| Died | 1 July 1943 (aged 25) near Overveen, Netherlands |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Known for | Member of Dutch Resistance during World War II |
| Awards | Righteous Among the Nations |
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Karl Gröger (German: [kaʁl ˈɡʁøːɡɐ] ⓘ; 7 February 1918 - 1 July 1943) was a member of a Dutch resistance group executed in 1943.
In collaboration with a Dutch resistance group, he destroyed the registration of address office of Amsterdam, thereby destroying file cards of Dutch people which would have faced forced labour and deportation to concentration camps.
In 1943 the SS and police court sentenced him to death in The Hague.
He was given the title "Righteous Among the Nations" in 1986 by Yad Vashem.