#Monument
Peace Freedom Right Memorial
A memorial to all war victims of Lichtenvoorde. The legend of Joris and the dragon symbolises the battle between good and evil. Joris (the good) conquers, and the dragon lies helplessly there.
Below are two stories of heroes who, despite victory, lost their personal battle.
Antoon Slot
Antoon Slot, pictured here with his fiancée, was fiercely anti-German, was involved in sabotage, and maintained contact with his former service commander, Gerrit van den Boogerd, of the Aalten underground knokploeg. He was arrested on 20 April 1944 and imprisoned in Camp Vught. On 25 July 1944, he was executed alongside Martin Lelivelt at Fort Rijnauwen. He was 26 years old at the time. Antoon Slotstraat in Lichtenvoorde is named after him.
Martin Lelivelt
Martin Lelivelt (pictured right with his brothers), a caravan builder and contractor by profession, regularly took in prisoners of war, pilots, and people in hiding who had escaped from Germany. On 20 April 1944, he was arrested at his home on Schievegatsdijk, transported to Vught, tortured, and finally executed at Fort Rijnauwen on 25 July 1944. He was 48 years old at the time. In his honour, Schievegatsdijk was renamed Martin Leliveltstraat.