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Cornelia Maria “Corrie” van Driel

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Cornelia Maria “Corrie” van Driel

Birth
Den Haag Centrum, Den Haag Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Death
22 Feb 1944 (aged 17)
Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Corrie was a Dutch civilian war casualty of World War II. She was killed in a massive Allied-led bombing of the city of Nijmegen, on February 22, 1944.

"The family of Pieter and Dirkje van Driel-Klop was badly hit by the bombing. Their house on Parkdwarsstraat was hit with a direct hit, killing mother Dirkje, daughter Corrie and three sons, August, Pieter Jr. and Dirk. Son Cees and daughter Teunie, rescued from the burning house by a German sailor, survived. Father Pieter worked in inland shipping in Germany and also survived." (source: https://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/)
Corrie was a Dutch civilian war casualty of World War II. She was killed in a massive Allied-led bombing of the city of Nijmegen, on February 22, 1944.

"The family of Pieter and Dirkje van Driel-Klop was badly hit by the bombing. Their house on Parkdwarsstraat was hit with a direct hit, killing mother Dirkje, daughter Corrie and three sons, August, Pieter Jr. and Dirk. Son Cees and daughter Teunie, rescued from the burning house by a German sailor, survived. Father Pieter worked in inland shipping in Germany and also survived." (source: https://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/)

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