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Freddie Oversteegen lived through the war to tell her tale. She died at the age of 92, in the year 2018 from a heart attack.

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A recent picture of Freddie Oversteegen, at the age of 92.

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Freddie Oversteegen: Girl Who Lured Nazis to Their Death

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Freddie worked alongside her sister, Truus Oversteegen, and a girl they met in their resistance cell, who turned out to become their new friend and partner in crime Hannie Schaft.
The girls would all seduce, lure and kill Nazi officials and supporters, along with smuggling children from camps, and destroying bridges and railways to concentration camps.

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The girls started by joining their mother in distributing anti-Nazi newspapers and pamphlets for the resistance. Their mother then consented for them to join the resistance and the sisters’ agreed to join. “Only later did he tell us what we’d actually have to do: sabotage bridges and railway lines,” Truus told Jonker. “‘And learn to shoot, to shoot Nazis,’ he added. I remember my sister saying: ‘Well, that’s something I’ve never done before!’”

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“We had to do it. It was necessary evil, killing those who betrayed the good people.”

- Freddie Oversteegen

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Where and When Did Freddie's Acts Happen?

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Where and When Did Freddie's Acts Happen?

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Freddie Oversteegen, Truus, and Hannie were all in the Netherlands in their attempts to rebel agaisnt the Nazis.
She worked from May 1940 till the end of the war.

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Freddie Oversteegen at the age of 14, when she joined the Dutch Resistance.

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In perhaps their most daring act, they seduced their targets in taverns or bars, asked if they wanted to “go for a stroll” in the forest — and “liquidated” them, as Ms. Oversteegen put it, with a pull of the trigger.
Liquidation, simply put, was their codeword for killing the officials in secluded areas.

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Freddie holding a gun she used to "liquidate" the Nazi officials she seduced and killed. She would hide her weapons in her bike basket.

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It was only in 2014 that Freddie was really recognized for her efforts during the resistance. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte awarded her and Truus the Mobilization War Cross. Her son, Remy, described the moment as a highlight in his mother’s life. Streets in Harlem were even named after Freddie and her sister.

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Freddie's Work with the Dutch Resistance

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Freddie's Work with the Dutch Resistance

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They sabotaged bridges and rail lines with dynamite, shot Nazis while riding their bikes, and donned disguises to smuggle Jewish children across the country and sometimes out of concentration camps. Her mom influenced both her and her sister to join at the age of 14, since they would be young enough to not draw suspicion.

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When she rode her bicycle down the streets of Haarlem in North Holland, firearms hidden in a basket, Nazi officials rarely stopped to question her. When she walked through the woods, serving as a lookout or seductively leading her official target to a secluded place, there was little indication that she carried a handgun and was preparing an execution.

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Freddie and her sister Truus before joining the resistance.

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How Freddie's Mother Influenced Her Career

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How Freddie's Mother Influenced Her Career

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Their mother consented and the sisters’ agreed to join. “Only later did he tell us what we’d actually have to do: sabotage bridges and railway lines,” Truus told Jonker. “‘And learn to shoot, to shoot Nazis,’ he added. I remember my sister saying: ‘Well, that’s something I’ve never done before!’” (History)

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A picture of Freddie (left) with her sister Truus (right).

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It was only in 2014 that Freddie was really recognized for her efforts during the resistance. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte awarded her and Truus the Mobilization War Cross. Her son, Remy, described the moment as a highlight in his mother’s life. Streets in Harlem were even named after Freddie and her sister.

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Freddie holding on of the guns she used to execute the Nazi officials.

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Freddie started out with her mother and sister by posting anti-Nazi propaganda. Her mother then influenced the two to join the Dutch Resistance, where they worked to destroy railways and bridges used for captured Jewish transportation.
This later led to her, Truus, and Hannie joining forces to smuggle children, seduce and shoot Nazi officials, and continuing to blow up the bridges and railways.
The group (specifically Freddie) was mostly known for their acts of seducing and luring the officials for their murder.

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Freddie's appearance made her look younger than she was, so it wasn't surprising to see her riding around the streets on a bike and not working. However, she hid handguns in the bikes, and would stop by busy places where Nazi soldiers would hangout. She would seduce, then lead the official away from public eye, typically towards allies or woods. Freddie would then use the hidden handgun to execute the unexpecting soldiers.

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Freddie Oversteegen at the age of 14. She joined the Dutch Resistance from the influence of her mother.

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Freedie Oversteegen was a 14 year old girl who assisted the Dutch Resistance and helped her sister (Truus Oversteegen) and Hannie Schoft to seduce, lure, and kill any Dutch Nazi allies and the Nazis themselves.