Otto Grünthal and his stephson Walter Rosenthal fled from Germany to the Netherlands. They settled in Venlo. In 1942 they went into hiding in the nearby village Hout-Blerick. On 1 November 1944 the were arrested. Still the same they, they were shot dead by two members of the SS.
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For additional information, see the website Venlo History, WW II.