She was 24 Years Old When the Nazis Executed Her
𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝟮𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿.
𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
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 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 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
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