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Henk Drogt

The Netherlands

Paying the Ultimate Price

During the Holocaust police forces all over Europe participated in roundups and in the deportation of Jews to their death. Local policemen in the occupied countries were ordered to go to Jewish homes, arrest men, women and children and bring them to the detention sites, where they were held until they were taken to transit camps or put on the deportation trains. The participation of local police and other civilian agencies was crucial to Nazi Germany’s ability to implement the “Final Solution”.

Henk Drogt in his police uniform
Henk Drogt in his police uniform

Henk Drogt in his police uniform
Henk Drogt
Henk Drogt

Henk Drogt
Henk Brink, son of Henk Drogt, holding his father’s certificate and medal of honor of the Righteous Among the Nations, with El Al pilot Mark Bergman in the Garden of the Righteous
Henk Brink, son of Henk Drogt, holding his father’s certificate and medal of honor of the Righteous Among the Nations, with El Al pilot Mark Bergman in the Garden of the Righteous

Henk Brink, son of Henk Drogt, holding his father’s certificate and medal of honor of the Righteous Among the Nations, with El Al pilot Mark Bergman in the Garden of the Righteous
Henk Brink accepts the certificate and medal of honor of Righteous Among the Nations on behalf of his late father Henk Drogt from the Chairman of the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations, Supreme Court Justice Yaacov Turkel
Henk Brink accepts the certificate and medal of honor of Righteous Among the Nations on behalf of his late father Henk Drogt from the Chairman of the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations, Supreme Court Justice Yaacov Turkel

Henk Brink accepts the certificate and medal of honor of Righteous Among the Nations on behalf of his late father Henk Drogt from the Chairman of the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations, Supreme Court Justice Yaacov Turkel
(From left) El Al pilot Mark Bergman, Henk Brink, and Dutch Ambassador to Israel H.E Michiel den Hond standing in front of the name of Henk Drogt inscribed on the wall of honor in the Garden of the Righteous
(From left) El Al pilot Mark Bergman, Henk Brink, and Dutch Ambassador to Israel H.E Michiel den Hond standing in front of the name of Henk Drogt inscribed on the wall of honor in the Garden of the Righteous

(From left) El Al pilot Mark Bergman, Henk Brink, and Dutch Ambassador to Israel H.E Michiel den Hond standing in front of the name of Henk Drogt inscribed on the wall of honor in the Garden of the Righteous
Memorial Ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance; (from left) Director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department Irena Steinfeldt, Henk Brink, Dutch Ambassador to Israel H.E Michiel den Hond
Memorial Ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance; (from left) Director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department Irena Steinfeldt, Henk Brink, Dutch Ambassador to Israel H.E Michiel den Hond

Memorial Ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance; (from left) Director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department Irena Steinfeldt, Henk Brink, Dutch Ambassador to Israel H.E Michiel den Hond
Henk Brink rekindles the eternal flame in the Hall of Remembrance
Henk Brink rekindles the eternal flame in the Hall of Remembrance

Henk Brink rekindles the eternal flame in the Hall of Remembrance

Historical Background