| Dutch-Paris Escape Line | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Jean Weidner, Edmond "Moen" Chait, Jacques Rens |
| Dates of operation | 1942-1944 |
| Country | The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain |
| Motives | To rescue Jews, Allied servicemen, labor draft evaders and resisters from the Nazis |
| Size | 330 men and women |
| Part of | Dutch, Belgian and French resistance |
| Battles and wars | World War II |
Dutch-Paris escape line was a resistance network during World War II with ties to the Dutch, Belgian and French Resistance. Their main mission was to rescue people from the Nazis by hiding them or taking them to neutral countries. They also served as a clandestine courier service. In 1978 Yad Vashem recognized Dutch-Paris's illegal work of rescuing Jews by honoring the line's leader, Jean Weidner (aka Johan Hendrik Weidner) as Righteous Among the Nations on behalf of the entire network.[1]