As World War 2 progressed, the Okma family took in six Jewish refugees into their house, hiding them in a secret room behind their fireplace. The youngest daughter, Kieks, joined the Resistance, delivering illegal newspapers, guiding British parachutists around The Hague and preparing safe houses for when Special Forces were dropped in from England. As the War continued, she fell in love with a Resistance commander, and worked with him to rescue wounded colleagues, steal weapons from German arms dumps and move weapons around the country. They had a tumultuous parting and she continued her...
As World War 2 progressed, the Okma family took in six Jewish refugees into their house, hiding them in a secret room behind their fireplace. The youn...