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Stichting Oktober 44 — Putten Razzia Database

Search the database of men deported from Putten during the razzia of October 1-2, 1944. Contains ~660 records including the 589 deportees and some related persons.

No login required. Static HTML — no JavaScript needed, fully accessible via HTTP.

Important context

On October 1, 1944, German forces surrounded Putten and deported 589 men and boys to concentration camps (primarily Neuengamme) as reprisal for a resistance attack. Only 48 returned. This is one of the most devastating reprisal actions in Dutch WWII history.

Primary method: HTTP (WebFetch/curl)

Browse by letter

The site organizes entries by surname initial. Use WebFetch on:

https://oktober44.nl/showman.php?v={LETTER}%25

Replace {LETTER} with a lowercase letter (a-z). The %25 is URL-encoded % wildcard. Returns all entries for that letter on a single page.

Ask WebFetch to extract: names, birth dates, birth places, death dates, and detail page URLs ("Lees meer" links).

Search by surname

To search for a specific surname, use the letter of the first character:

WebFetch → https://oktober44.nl/showman.php?v=K%25
  prompt: "Find all entries with surname matching 'Knoppert'. Extract name, birth date, birth place, death date, and detail page URL."

Since there are only ~660 records total across 26 letters, you can also search by browsing the relevant letter(s).

View detail page

Detail pages are at:

https://oktober44.nl/weggevoerde-mannen/{id}/{name_slug}

Use WebFetch to extract all fields:

WebFetch → https://oktober44.nl/weggevoerde-mannen/314/gerrit__knoppert
  prompt: "Extract all person details: name, birth date/place, parents, marital status, children, occupation, address, death date/place, burial location, camp numbers, and remarks."

Fields available on detail pages:

| Dutch label | English | Notes | |-------------|---------|-------| | Geboortedatum | Birth date | DD-MM-YYYY | | Geboorteplaats | Birth place | | | Zoon van | Parents | "Son of [father] en [mother]" | | Getrouwd | Marital status | "Ongehuwd" / "Getrouwd met [name]" / "Verloofd met [name]" | | (children) | Children count | Only if applicable | | Beroep | Occupation | | | Woonadres | Address | Sometimes two addresses with / | | Overlijdensdatum | Death date | DD-MM-YYYY | | Plaats van overlijden | Place of death | Camp name or town | | Begraafplaats | Burial location | | | Kamp nr Amersfoort | Amersfoort camp number | | | Kamp nr Neuengamme | Neuengamme camp number | | | Sachsenhausen / other | Other camp numbers | Some went through multiple camps | | Opmerkingen | Remarks | Liberation details for survivors, execution details |

Some entries include gravestone photos in a lightbox gallery.

Distinguishing survivors from deceased

Same fields are used for all. Survivors have later death dates (1960s-2000s) and the "Opmerkingen" field contains liberation/release details.

Fallback: Playwright browser automation

Only needed if the site adds JavaScript-dependent features or blocks HTTP requests. Currently unnecessary — the site is fully static HTML.

Navigate to https://oktober44.nl/weggevoerde-mannen, use the A-Z letter links or the search box labeled "Zoek op achternaam".

Output format

## Oktober 44 Result — Putten Deportee

**Person:** [name]
**Born:** [date] in [place]
**Parents:** [father] en [mother]
**Marital status:** [status]
**Occupation:** [occupation]
**Address:** [address]

**Died:** [date] in [place]
**Burial:** [location]
**Camp numbers:** Amersfoort [nr], Neuengamme [nr]
**Remarks:** [text]

**Confidence:** Tier B — verified deportee database maintained by Stichting Oktober 44