King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands have paid tribute to the last Dutch Normandy Veteran, Max Wolff, who died yesterday at the age of 99.
A message on social media read, “With gratitude and respect, we remember Normandy veteran Max Wolff. As a Jewish Dutchman, he knew the horrors of war and persecution up close. He did not allow himself to be intimidated and actively fought for our freedom. His courage and sense of responsibility will remain in our memory.”
Reactie van Koning Willem-Alexander, Koningin Máxima en Prinses Beatrix op het overlijden van veteraan Max Wolff. pic.twitter.com/P6M8jIKCfE
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) May 14, 2025
Max Wolff was 14 years old when the Second World War broke out. His family decided to flee, but his sisters and a brother-in-law were arrested and subsequently murdered in Auschwitz. Max and his parents managed to get away and went into hiding. After D-Day, he decided to join the Allied troops. He worked as a translator with British and Canadian troops and was with them when his unit brought supplies to Bergen-Belsen, which had just been liberated.
Helaas is Max Wolff (99 jaar) overleden: de laatste levende Nederlandse Normandië-veteraan.
Als jonge Joodse vluchteling vocht hij voor de bevrijding van ons land.
Nederland verliest een moedige en inspirerende veteraan. Zijn voorbeeld leeft voort, onze dankbaarheid is eeuwig. pic.twitter.com/FjpFukIl8o
— Ruben Brekelmans (@DefensieMin) May 13, 2025
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