Leo Stodel was born on 15 April 1908 in Amsterdam as a son of Jacob Stodel and Elisabeth van Stratum. He had a twin-brother Joseph, who however already died three weeks after his birth. Leo had an older sister Alida and a little sister Josephine, who however died already four days after her birth.
Leo went to school and went through six years of primary education, followed by ULO and two years of …