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On October 13, 1915, Bram van der Stok was born in Plaju, Palembang, Indonesia.
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On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany. The Jewish people had absolutely no idea what was coming to them at this point.
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In 1936, after some of his medical training, Bram van der Stok joined the Dutch Air Force and served for about a year.
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Bram van der stok joined a fighter squadron after he was commissioned in 1937. After about a year, he was transferred to the reserve, when he continued his medical education.
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The dictator of Germany, Adolf Hitler, announces his support for Japan.
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After promising peace, Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia. He takes all control.
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In early 1940, Bram van der stok was mobilized and sent to be a fighter pilot. He asked to go back to medical school when the Dutch Capitulation started in May of 1940. He was allowed to leave.
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Soon after the Dutch Capitulation, Bram van der Stok formed a resistance cell, and tried three times to reach Britain, but each time failed.
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Benito Mussolini's army attacks France from the south
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On his fourth attempt to reach Britain, Bram van der Stok reached not Britain, but Scotland by boat, where Queen Wilhelmina decorated him with the Dutch Bronze Cross.
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After he earned the Dutch Bronze Cross, Bram van der Stok was promoted flight lieutenant and was credited with 6 kills before he baled out above France.
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While piloting, Bram van der Stok got a job at a hospital due to his medical knowledge.
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Japan attacks Hawaii on December 7, 1941
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In 1942, Bram van der Stok tried his first escape. He would've made it, but as he was digging through a barbed wire fence, a PoW was climbing a near by hut roof to get back the German cap he had taken, and caught Stok and reported him.
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Shortly after Bram van der Stok had been caught trying to escape, he tried to get away again. This time a German Soldier asked for some identification, and took a forged pass that was not updated.
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For about a year before what is called "The Great Escape," Bram van der Stok helped make 3 tunnels to escape Germany. The tunnels were called Tom, Dick, and Harry. Of these three, only one tunnel was used--Harry. Tom was discovered, and Dick was just abandoned.
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On March 24, 1944, Bram van der Stok was involved in a famous escape known as The Great Escape. This was when 220 Jews tried to leave Germany, but only 75 made it through the tunnel made.
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After the Great Escape, Bram van der Stok took part in D-Day (aka the attack on Normandy Beach) and fought for No. 322, a Dutch Air Force squadron.
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Germany launches it's final defensive through Belgium.
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Bram van der Stok died on February 8, 1993 in Hawaii.
