Gabrielle Weidner [SEP] date of death
Gabrielle Weidner
Gabrielle Weidner (Brussels, 17 August 1914 - Königsberg in der Neumark, 17 February 1945) was a Dutch resistance fighter playing an active role in the French Resistance during World War II.
Early life.
Gabrielle Weidner was born in Brussels as the daughter to Dutch parents. She grew up in Switzerland, close to the French border at Collonges-sous-Salève - a village in the French department of Haute-Savoie where her father, Johan Henry Weidner Sr. taught Latin and Greek at the
Weidner
Weidner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Brant Weidner (born 1960), NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs
- Gabrielle Weidner (1914–1945), Dutch World War II heroine
- Johan Hendrik Weidner (1912–1994), Dutch World War II resistance fighter
- Stephan Weidner (born 1963), head of the German hard-rock band Böhse Onkelz