His Name Will Be Changed in Recognition of the Sacrifice

 34 Years Ago Today

Saturday 14th of November 1987
War criminal and art collector Pieter Nicolaas Menten dies of natural causes at the age of 88 in Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

His body has been placed in a crematorium in Mitte in Pomerania after an autopsy confirmed his death on 10th June 1987. His body was cremated on the 21st of November. He was taken into hospital on 16th December 1988 to be transferred to De Mitte medical center. Since he was found unconscious on 15th December 1988 it was necessary to bring him to a hospital in Rijswijk for further analyses. For the next 24 hours his body is to be buried in his home in Sjarnart on 7th November 1989. Before his body has been removed from the crematorium he will be transferred to Aderholt with additional care to ensure full and successful burial. He will be cremated on the 20th and 21st of November. He will be buried with his wife and three children under his guardianship under the guardianship of the house of his adopted mother and his four young children at his residence in De Mitte as well as his three grown sons and the father of his half brother. The three young children are to attend the burial service next Wednesday 8th December which will start after 8 pm. His name will be changed in recognition of the sacrifice. He will receive the same dignity.