Lydia Winkel
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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]
Themes
- Resistance history
- Underground press
- World War II documentation
Books
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Toen. . . .1940-1945author
Works by Lydia Winkel
- Toen... 1940-1945 1960 · Staatsdrukkerij · book · Dutch Compiled by Lydia Winkel; includes poems and photo documentation of WWII.
- De ondergrondse pers 1940-1945 1954 · book · Dutch Standard reference work on illegal press in the Netherlands during WWII.