Biography

About Marcus Gompes

Marcus (also known as Max) Gompes was a son of Abraham Gompes and Henriette Spitz.
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Max Gompes had served in the Dutch army in the Dutch East-Indies and had been decorated. He was a personal acquaintance of former prime minister Colijn.
Jeroen Thijssen, Het Verborgen Dorp. Ondergronds op de Veluwe 1943-1944 (Amsterdam, 2005), 97-99.

The funeral records at the Jewish cemetery in Arnhem reveal that a memorial stone is placed for Marcus Gompes.

In addition, a Jokos file (number 53352) on this person is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.


This person is commemorated on a memorial in Vierhouten. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.