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The Breda Four

Protests at the Binnenhof in 1972 against the possible release of The Breda Three.

The Breda Four (Dutch: Vier van Breda), later The Breda Three (Dutch: Drie van Breda) and The Breda Two (Dutch: Twee van Breda), were the four last imprisoned German war criminals in the Netherlands after the Second World War; Willy Lages, Joseph Kotalla, Ferdinand aus der Fünten and Franz Fischer. They were imprisoned in the Koepelgevangenis in Breda, hence their name. Starting in the 1960s, some - including the West-German government - pleaded for their release and multiples ministers have considered this. However, each time this led to social unrest and political opposition.

Lages was released in 1966, and died in 1971. Kotalla died in prison in 1979. Aus der Fünten and Fischer were released in 1989 and both died the same year.[1]

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