“Soldier of Orange” saw himself primarily as a writer rather than a resistance hero.
Erik Hazelhoff-Roelfzema published his first books before the war. Watch a video published by NOS here.
Writer’s archive of Soldier of Orange housed at the Literature Museum.
The Dutch resistance fighter Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema (1917–2007) is better known by his nickname, Soldier of Orange. On Tuesday, April 23, his literary archive was officially transferred by his daughter to the Literature Museum / Children’s Book Museum in The Hague.