Bij het graf van den Nederlandsen onbekenden soldaat, gevallen in de meidagen 1940 (At the grave of the Dutch unknown solder, fallen in May 1940)
Words by Martinus Nijhoff
At the request of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Amsterdam, summer 1960
The life of Hans Krieg, a German who became a Dutch citizen in 1951, was marked by the horrors of Nazi ideology. Before the war, a promising career as a composer and choral and opera conductor was on the horizon, however, when Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power, Krieg, as a persona non grata had to flee his homeland. He managed to establish a new life in the Netherlands, but after the war he had to rebuild his life. Once more he succeeded, and this humble man was recognized as a key figure in the Jewish community.
by Aagje Pabbruwe