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Jack van der Geest
1923–2009
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer
Jack van der Geest (September 17, 1923 â March 5, 2009) was one of only seven people to escape from Buchenwald concentration camp.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Buchenwald concentration campDates unknown
Biography
Jack van der Geest (September 17, 1923 â March 5, 2009) was one of only seven people to escape from Buchenwald concentration camp. He escaped on March 3, 1943. A copy of his own death certificate appears in his book, Was God on Vacation? He was a member of the Dutch resistance movement and French Resistance, afterwards he became a translator for the 101st Airborne during World War II.
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