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15-627: Meems was the son of Okko Meems and Hindekien Veentjer, factory workers in Borger . In the 1930s and during the war, Meems lived in Hanover . He spent a lot of time in India where he worked as a livestock dealer sourcing animals for European zoos. Meems worked as a spy for Germany in the First World War and re-enlisted as part of 'Nest Bremen ' in 1938. Nest Bremen was an outpost of Hamburg Abwehr . Reference

30-473: A complete gate. In 1865, amateur excavation was performed by Titia Brongersma who discovered pottery and many bones, however none of the artefacts remain. In 1984, a local youth found some pottery and bones. The artefacts were analysed and surprisingly dated from the Bronze Age which was much later than expected. There were calls for a scientific investigation of the site, however the archaeologists in charge of

45-504: A main road. They have been extensively researched by Albert Egges van Giffen . D19 used to have 8 capstones, however one is missing. D20 used to have 6 capstones, but also one is missing. There is still a near complete ring of 21 stones around the dolmen. 400 pots, 13 flint axes and 6 pieces of copper have been discovered near the dolmen. The copper objects are a mystery, because they must have been made in Romania . D26  [ nl ]

60-473: Is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn , and lies about 17 km east of Assen . The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as "to Druwen". The etymology is unclear. Drouwen developed as an esdorp in the Early Middle Ages. It was probably a satellite of Borger . The village has no church, but does have four essen (communal pastures). During the 18th century, the depletion of

75-558: Is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe . It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn , and lies about 18 km east of Assen . The hunebed dolmen D27  [ nl ] is the biggest hunebed of the Netherlands and has its own museum. The village was first mentioned in 1327 as "Johannes in Borghere". The etymology is unclear. Borger is an esdorp which developed in

90-581: Is made to Meems in The New York Times of 4 June 1922 when a consignment of "elephants, baboons and snakes" valued at more than US$ 100,000 arrived by ship. Meems is described as "a trapper and hunter of wide experience" who put the shipment together. He was reported as having gathered the animals during a one-year expedition in Burma. From October 1939 to April 1940, Meems, who had the nickname "Dickert" ("fatty") made four visits to London, and always stayed at

105-516: The Grafton Hotel in Tottenham Court Road . It was not until 1944 that Meems' work came to the attention of MI5 after other members of Nest Bremen were captured. After interrogation one of his commanders described Meems as, "...clumsy, bluff, half-educated fellow who spoke English, German and Dutch all mixed together – a most amusing and companionable man with an endless fund of tales on

120-518: The Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug along the road from Groningen to Coevorden . In the early 13th century a daughter church was established from Anloo . Borger became the main settlement, and three satellites were established around the village: Buinen , Drouwen and Westdorp . The tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from the 14th century and has been restored in 1840. The medieval church

135-550: The age of 57. On June 15, 1949, a special court in The Hague found Meems not guilty beyond doubt of the accusations levelled against him and he was set free. It appears that Meems returned to India: The Norwalk Hour of 29 May 1957 reported that the Darien-Mercara (India) Committee were going to gift an elephant from Darien to the children of Mercara . The article states that Albert Meems, animal exporter of Mysore , described

150-428: The area have blocked an investigation. In 2005, a museum opened near the site. There are two more smaller dolmen (D28 and D29) around Borger. Copper objects have been discovered near D28 which are the oldest discoveries of copper in the Netherlands and must have been made in Romania . Drouwen Drouwen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrʌu.ə(n)] ) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe . It

165-467: The selected elephant as 'a very nice animal'. His younger brother A.B. Meems (August or Aike Berend Meems, *11 May 1891) was also a German collaborator and spy. For being a Verwalter (a person who took over leadership of expropriated companies, mostly of Jewish owners), Aike was sentenced to 5 years prison on May 29, 1949. He died 19 March 1955 shortly after his release. Borger, Netherlands Borger ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔrɣər] )

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180-510: The soil resulted in a continual increasing sandy area, and a large forest was planted around Drouwen. Drouwen was home to 362 people in 1840. There are three hunebedden ( Dolmen ) near Drouwen: D19, D20 and D26. There used to be more. In the 18th century, sixteen sites were listed near Drouwen and Bronneger which implies that the area used to the centre of a civilisation between 3500 and 3000 BC . D19  [ nl ] and D20  [ nl ] are close to one-another and near

195-425: The tricks of his trade". Another colleague, Emil Genue, said of Meems - Hair greying. Red face. Blue bulging eyes. Square hunched shoulders, so that, with his bull neck, his head appears sunk between them. Appearance of a toad... Walks like a pregnant woman, to carry his fat. Pants at the least effort. Carelessly dressed. Ready tied ties. Several rings on his pudgy fingers." In 1942 Meems was dispatched to India but

210-559: Was replaced in 1826. There is an original sheep pen from the 18th century in Borger. Borger was home to 519 people in 1840. In 1958, the open air theatre opened in Borger and can seat 600 people. Borger used to be an independent municipality. In 1998, it was merged into Borger-Odoorn . The hunebed dolmen D27  [ nl ] is the biggest hunebed of the Netherlands. It measures 22.5 metres (74 ft) and has 9 capstones, 26 side stones and 2 keystones. The hunebed contains

225-456: Was unable to journey further than Belgrade . Then in 1944 an FBI file notes that Meems was sent with another agent to Antwerp in order to establish a radio station, "which they failed to do". They were also tasked with giving an agent named De Kerr a radio set but "they were unable to do this because they could not locate him". He was arrested in 1945 in the American Sector of Berlin at

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