July 1, 1943: On this date, openly gay Dutch artist & Dutch resistance fighter Willem Arondeus was executed by the Nazis. He took part in the successful bombing of the Amsterdam public records office, destroying 800,000 identity cards & hindering Nazi pursuit of Dutch Jews. Due to an unknown betrayer, Arondéus was arrested on April 1, 1943. His last words were: "Tell people that homosexuals are not cowards.” #WW2 #LGBTQ #Netherlands #Resistance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Arondeus