Karel Zeegers

Karel Zeegers (January 17, 1907 - April 30, 1986) was a Brunanter journalist, resistance fighter and politician. He is best known as the leader of Zeegers Group, a team of partizans who carried out the kidnap of General Kneib.

Zeegers was born in Grunbeck and studied journalism at Grijzestad University. A member of the Communist Party, lead by Maarten Dolmatoff, he was war correspondent in the Spanish Civil War.

He was an active member of the Underground Revolution, since its inception. He acquired notoriety among Nazis in 1943, for hanging two officers in plain sight. Zeegers was even captured shortly after that, but he was freed in his way to Koningstad.