Ambonezenbosje - Carel Coenraadpolder NL - Human Migration Monuments on Waymarking.com

The monument sign is a combination of aluminum and plastic and mounted on a metal pole. The sign reads:

"Ambonezenbosje
From 1953 till 1962 there were about 330 Ambonese who lived here.
Below that a map of the camp."
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On September 1, 1953, a group of people arrived at the very end of Groningen. More than 300 Ambonese, fled from the Dutch East Indies, find a temporary home there in their eyes. Far away from the outside world.
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"After the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies during World War II, the Netherlands wanted to restore the old colonial situation. The indigenous Indonesians were against it. However, led by rebels and Sukarno, a struggle for independence broke out between 1945 and 1949. The reconstituted Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) was commissioned by the Dutch government to maintain order and to disarm the rebels. Moluccan professional soldiers formed an important part of this army. The Moluccan community was thus regarded by the Dutch as allies and vice versa. The government of the Netherlands had promised them that they would get their own free state in return for assisting the Netherlands. After international efforts could not support the Netherlands to maintain its colony, the Dutch government could no longer keep its promise to the Moluccans for a free state.

The Moluccans, who were seen by the Indonesians as collaborators, had to go to the Netherlands. Moluccans who served in the command of KNIL would reside temporarily in the Netherlands. The Moluccans were then housed in camps in the Netherlands, including the former Westerbork transit camp."
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The barracks that were built here in 1940-1942 were previously inhabited by workers in this polder.
Between 1942 and 1945 there was the German Batterie Dollart Süd (4 guns, one of the 16 batteries for Emden air defense, destroyed in the night of 24 to 25 April during the liberation of Delfzijl).
Between 1945 and 1950 an internment camp for NSB employees was established.

Between 1953 and 1961, the camp was used for the temporary relief of about 300 Ambonese. After their departure to the Moluccan districts of Appingedam and Foxhol the camp was demolished in 1962 and the grove created by the Farm East Groningen, which it sold in 1992 to the owner of the farm Carel Coenraadpolder 2.

Between 1993 and 1995 the former ammunition depot was converted into a holiday home. In 2006, a memorial to the Ambonese was placed in the grove, which is accessible only after consultation with the owners.
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Who placed it?: Particuliere Natuurparels. When was it placed?: 2006 Who is honored?: Only the Moluccan / Ambonese residents of this camp. Website about the Monument: [Web Link]

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