The committed communist, Anton Winterink, around 1940.
Born
(1914-11-05)5 November 1914
Arnhem, Netherlands
Died
5 July 1944(1944-07-05) (aged 29)
Brussels, Belgium
Cause of death
Shot in Fort Breendonk
Nationality
Dutch
Occupation(s)
Communist agitator, agent
Organization(s)
Communist Party of the Netherlands, Red Orchestra
Known for
Resistance fighter
Anton Winterink (5 November 1914 in Arnhem, 5 July 1944 in Brussels) was a Dutch Communist.[1] and a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Winterink was a core member of an anti-Nazi Soviet espionage group in Belgium that came to be known as the Red Orchestra by the Abwehr. He worked as a radio operator for the Soviet espionage group's that was associated with the Soviet GRU officer, Konstantin Jeffremov, in 1940.[2] Winterink used the alias Tino to disguise his identity.[3] In late 1940, Winterink established an espionage organisation based in Amsterdam, that became known as Group Hilda that operated until early 1943. Winterink was arrested on 18 August 1942 by the Sonderkommando Rote Kapelle in Amsterdam. After being interrogated and involved in an attempt at Funkspiel, he was shot four months later at the Tir national military firing-range in Brussels.[4]
^West, Nigel (12 November 2007). Historical Dictionary of World War II Intelligence. Scarecrow Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8108-6421-4.
^Kesaris 1979, p. 388.
^Kesaris 1979, p. 66.
^O'Sullivan, Donal (2010). Dealing with the Devil: Anglo-Soviet Intelligence Cooperation in the Second World War. Peter Lang. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4331-0581-4.
AntonWinterink (5 November 1914 in Arnhem, 5 July 1944 in Brussels) was a Dutch Communist. and a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Winterink...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
messages, which the Germans recovered. The man was a radio operator named Anton Danilov, probably an alias of David Kamy. The Germans found a hidden room...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
advisor to Jeffremov. Wenzel had recruited the Communist Party member AntonWinterink at the beginning of 1939 and later, also recruited Dan Goulooze, the...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
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Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
displaced communists with food and accommodation. In 1938, De Raat met AntonWinterink, a Dutch communist who was a director on the executive of the Communist...
The organisation diagram of the "Pakbo" group run by Otto Pünter The Winterink Group in the Netherlands. It was also known as Group Hilda The Rote Kapelle...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
enable Trepper and Gurevich to communicate. In June 1941, Trepper sent Anton Danilov to assist Makarov with radio transmissions. In September or October...
Jeffremov as courier who operated between Johann Wenzel in Brussels and AntonWinterink in Amsterdam. He was betrayed by Jeffremov, who informed the Sonderkommando...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
Peper Anton Danilov Jeffremov group (September 1939 - May 1942) Konstantin Jeffremov Johann Wenzel Franz Schneider Germaine Schneider AntonWinterink Daniël...
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