in the Bloemendaal dunes, 421 men and one woman, Hannie Schaft. She was reburied at the honorary cemetery Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal in the dunes in Overveen in the presence of Princess Juliana and her husband Prince Bernard. Later, as queen, Juliana unveiled a bronze commemorative statue in the Kenau Park in nearby Haarlem, her birthplace. Schaft was one of 95 people to receive the Dutch Cross of Resistance and General Eisenhower awarded her a decoration, possibly the Medal of Freedom. Because the Dutch communist party celebrated her as an icon, her popularity decreased, to the point that the commemoration at Hannie's grave was forbidden in 1951. The commemorators (who were estimated to number over 10,000) were stopped by several hundred police and military with the aid of four tanks. A group of seven managed to circumvent the blockade and reached the burial ground, but were arrested when they tolled the bell. From the next year on, the communists decided to prevent another such scene by holding their commemoration in Haarlem instead. A number of schools and streets were named after her. For her, and other resistance heroines, a foundation has been created: the National Hannie Schaft Foundation (). A number of books and movies have been made about her. She features in The Assault (De Aanslag, 1982) by Harry Mulisch, also released as a movie directed by Fons Rademakers. Ineke Verdoner wrote a song about her. Author Theun de Vries wrote a biography of her life, which has inspired the movie The Girl with the Red Hair (Het Meisje met het Rode Haar, 1981) by Ben Verbong featuring Renée Soutendijk as Hannie Schaft. She is remembered each year in November during a national event held in Haarlem. In the early 1990s, thanks to the Hannie Schaft Memorial Foundation, commemorations were once again permitted. The last Sunday of each November in the Netherlands is a day of remembrance for Schaft's life and work. See also Freddie Oversteegen Truus Menger-Oversteegen References External links National Hannie Schaft Foundation (Dutch) 1920 births 1945 deaths Dutch communists Dutch resistance members People from Haarlem Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany Executed Dutch women History of Haarlem People executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad Dutch people executed by Nazi Germany Deaths by firearm in the Netherlands Dutch people of World War II Female resistance members of World War II Recipients of the Dutch Cross of Resistance Dutch