She was 24 Years Old When the Nazis Executed Her
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Jannetje Johanna Schaft was a Dutch law student in
Amsterdam when Nazi forces occupied the Netherlands. Like many, she began with
small, quiet acts of resistance - stealing identity cards so Jewish friends
could escape deportation.
Then came a defining moment.
When students were ordered to swear loyalty to the
Nazi regime, she refused. Expelled from her studies, she returned to Haarlem
and committed herself fully to the underground resistance. By 1943, she had
joined the Raad van Verzet and took the name the world would later know: Hannie
Schaft.
Hannie carried out missions few others would risk.
She smuggled weapons, delivered coded messages, sabotaged German operations,
and executed targeted assassinations. Fluent in German, she deceived enemy
soldiers face to face. The Gestapo hunted her relentlessly, calling her “the
girl with the red hair.”
To survive, she dyed her hair black and wore thick
glasses. It wasn’t enough.
Captured in March 1945, just weeks before
liberation, Hannie’s true identity was discovered. On April 17, 1945, she was
executed. She was 24 years old.
Today, Hannie Schaft stands as one of the šŗš¼šš š½š¼šš²šæš³šš¹ šššŗšÆš¼š¹š šŗš¼šæš®š¹ š°š¼ššæš®š“š² š¶š» šŖš¼šæš¹š± šŖš®šæ šš šµš¶ššš¼šæš. Her story is not just about war; it’s about choice. About
refusing silence. About what one young woman was willing to risk so others
could live free.
We are making THE RED
HEAD, a feature film honoring Hannie Schaft’s true story, independently,
truthfully, and by the people.
The Red Head (c) Copyright Pendragon Pictures
If her courage moved you, you can help bring this
story to the screen and keep it free from dilution or distortion: https://www.patreon.com/cw/The_Red_Head_Movie_WWII_Heroine_Hannie_Schaft
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reminds the world what courage really looks like.
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