Walraven van Hall
Walraven van Hall | |
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| Born | 10 February 1906 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 February 1945 (aged 39) Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Resting place | Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal, Overveen |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | Banker to the Resistance, Barends, "oom Piet", "de Olieman", Van Tuyl |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Walraven "Wally" van Hall (10 February 1906 – 12 February 1945) was a Dutch banker and resistance leader during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. He founded the bank of the Resistance, which was used to distribute funds to victims of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and fund the Dutch resistance. Van Hall was executed by the German occupiers in Haarlem shortly before the end of the war and buried at the Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal.