Lydia Winkel

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Dutch^[1] b. 4 May 1913, Den Haag^[1] d. 12 April 1964, Guignes, France^[1,2] active 1945–1964

Lydia Winkel (1913–1964) was a Dutch historian and journalist known for her extensive work on the underground press during World War II. She was a close collaborator of Lou de Jong at the Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (NIOD). During the occupation, she was active in the resistance and worked for the illegal newspaper Vrij Nederland. She is best known for compiling 'De ondergrondse pers 1940-1945', a comprehensive overview of clandestine publications in the Netherlands during the war. She died in a car accident in France in 1964 while traveling to an international culinary conference.^[1,3,4]

• Resistance history
• Underground press
• World War II documentation

Works by Lydia Winkel

• 1960 Toen... 1940-1945 Staatsdrukkerij · book · Dutch Compiled by Lydia Winkel; includes poems and photo documentation of WWII.
• 1954 De ondergrondse pers 1940-1945 book · Dutch Standard reference work on illegal press in the Netherlands during WWII.

References

1. Wikipedia (NL): Lydia Winkel link
2. Resources Huygens: Winkel, Lida Enny (1913-1964) link
3. Trouw: Biograaf wil eerherstel voor 'doorgeslagen' verzetsdominee link
4. Boom Uitgevers: Loe de Jong - historicus met een missie (biography context) link