Hiding Place Farm Sonniuswijk
From September 18, 1944, the area around Son and Breugel became restless.
“A Small Shiny Box”
From September 18, 1944, the area around Son and Breugel became restless. American soldiers advanced from Eindhoven, and it became more dangerous by the day. The Americans wanted many people, especially children, to leave the area, including the Van Kronenburg family. By the end of September 1944, the Americans wanted everyone evacuated. Only father Jan and mother Tonia stayed behind on the farm to take care of the livestock, together with Johan, who was mentally disabled.
The rest of the family was taken in at the farm of the Van Schijndel family in Sint-Oedenrode. They were good friends of the family, with the Sonniuswijk airstrips as their neighbors. But on October 20, 1944, everything went terribly wrong. Mariet and her sister Jo, brother Kees, and little sister Sjaantje went together to fetch Janus for lunch. On the way back, they were allowed to cross the airstrips, since 21-year-old Janus was with them. Then suddenly, Mariet heard a loud bang...
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