Wally van Hall 1906-1945 - Banker to the Resistance
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The Resistance Museum dedicates an exhibition to Walraven (Wally) van Hall. In 1945, the young banker was famous as a bridge builder and a leading figure of the Resistance. But the story of Wally van Hall has gradually been forgotten.
Wally van Hall - code name Van Tuyl - was a co-founder of the bank of the Resistance, the Nationaal Steunfonds (National Assistance Fund) or NSF. Through illegal loans and a fraud involving millions at the central bank, (De Nederlandsche Bank), the NSF was able to distribute over 83 million guilders to victims of the occupation and to countless Resistance groups.
This kind of organisation was unique in Europe during World War Two. On 27 January 1945, Wally van Hall was arrested by the Nazis. He was executed by firing squad in Haarlem on 12 February, three months before the liberation.
Wally van Hall - code name Van Tuyl - was a co-founder of the bank of the Resistance, the Nationaal Steunfonds (National Assistance Fund) or NSF. Through illegal loans and a fraud involving millions at the central bank, (De Nederlandsche Bank), the NSF was able to distribute over 83 million guilders to victims of the occupation and to countless Resistance groups.
This kind of organisation was unique in Europe during World War Two. On 27 January 1945, Wally van Hall was arrested by the Nazis. He was executed by firing squad in Haarlem on 12 February, three months before the liberation.
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