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Jan van Hoof
Born
Jan Jozef Lambert van Hoof

7 August 1922
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Died19 September 1944 (aged 22)
Nijmegen, Reichskommissariat Niederlande
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
Resting placeAlgemene begraafplaats Vredehof, Nijmegen
NationalityDutch
EducationCatholic University of Nijmegen
OccupationStudent
Known forOperation Market Garden

Jan Jozef Lambert van Hoof (7 August 1922 – 19 September 1944) was a member of the Dutch resistance in World War II, who cooperated with Allied Forces during Operation Market Garden. He is credited with disabling explosives placed by the Germans to destroy a vital bridge to delay allied liberation, and was later executed in action. Before and during the war, Van Hoof was a Rover Scout, and the Scouting medal the Nationale Padvindersraad was named in his honour.

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