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Albert Meems
Albert Meems (28 February 1888, Nieuw-Buinen – after 1957, possibly in India) was a Dutch spy for Germany in the Second World War, "one of very few German agents who successfully moved in and out of the UK during the Second World War without being detected". Meems was the son of Okko Meems and Hindekien Veentjer, factory workers in Borger, Netherlands, Borger. In the 1930s and during the war, Meems lived in Hanover.De gebroeders Meems in the chapter "Strauchs agenten in het R-Netz", pp. 8-10 in: Frans Kluiters and Etienne Verhoeyen, ''De Abwehr n Nederland (1936–1945)'', Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association, 2006/2016. (in Dutch) He spent a lot of time in India where he worked as a livestock dealer sourcing animals for European zoos. Meems worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nieuw-Buinen
Nieuw-Buinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about north of Emmen. The village was first mentioned in 1840 as Nieuw-Buinen. It is a peat excavation village which was founded in 1823. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish between Buinen. The double canal was dug from Stadskanaal to excavate the peat in the area. In 1838, a glass factory opened in Nieuw-Buinen and was followed by another glass factory in 1840. In 1899, a potato starch factory was added. The glass industry played a big part in the development and growth of the village. Most of the skilled labourers were brought in from Germany. In 1936 and 1938 takeovers took place and both factories became part of the Vereenigde Glasfabrieken ''(United Glassworks)'', leading to the closure of one of the factories in 1938. In 1967 the second factory closed as a result of dwindling sales, with glass packaging being replaced by cardboard and plastics. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |