Jacques Stil
1906–1944 (age 38)
Biography
Jacques Stil was born in 1906 and grew up with a keen awareness of the importance of solidarity and justice. As the occupation tightened its grip, he responded not with resignation but with determination to help others.
In the resistance, Stil upheld networks that carried news, sheltered the persecuted, and disrupted enemy plans. He was captured and executed in 1944, leaving behind a legacy honored at the Dutch Honorary Cemetery Bloemendaal, where his grave stands among those of many who fought for the Netherlands.