Johan Birnie (Amersfoort, July 24, 1920 - Utrecht, 11 August 1997), Sergeant-Adelborst and Student Medicine joined the resistance organization of Joan Schimmelpenninck in the summer of 1940 and became his contact person in Groningen. He performed intelligence work, recruited among others Peter Tazelaar and provided shelter to secret agent Johannes Ter Laak. Arrest and detention
On March 13, 1942, Birnie in Groningen was arrested by the Sicherheitsdienst on suspicion of membership of the Order Service. He was stuck in the Groningen House of Conservation. On March 23, 1942, he was transferred to the prison of Scheveningen, here he was registered as Schutzhäfling in 1944. From 6 November 1942 until early January 1943 he stayed in Amersfoort camp. Due to the evacuation of this camp, he was transferred to camp Vught, here he had to appear at the SS Feldgericht. By default, he had already been sentenced to death, during which the proposal was made to serve the Kriegsmarine, thus the death penalty would expire. This refused Birnie because he had sworn to the queen as a military loyalty. During the period August-September 1943 he spent a short time in camp Haaren. Due to "Dolly Tuesday" he returned to Camp Vught, where he ended up in the dreaded "bunker" (the internal SD prison). Due to the evacuation of Vught camp, Birnie was transported to the concentration camp Sachsenhausen (Oranienburg) on 5 or 6 September 1944. After arriving there he was registered as prisoner 100869 and then employed in Arbeitslager Heinkel. On May 2, 1945, he was freed during an evacuation march in the vicinity of Schwerin. In the displaced persons camp Hagenow he performed work as a doctor. On June 9, 1945 he returned to the Netherlands. After the war
After the war, Birnie became a gynecologist and graduated in Leiden. He had a practice at the Maliebaan in Utrecht. Award
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