Editing Putten (section)

=== World War II ===
{{main|Putten raid}}
One of the biggest [[Nazi]] raids held in the Netherlands during [[World War II]] took place in Putten.  On 1 and 2 October 1944, the majority of the male population was deported from the town and most of them died in [[concentration camp]]s such as [[Neuengamme concentration camp|Neuengamme]] and [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Birkenau]].  Following the war, two of the responsible German officers were tried and convicted for this action.  The raids were a retaliation for an attack by the local resistance that killed one [[Wehrmacht]] officer near [[Nijkerk]].  The first and second of October are commemorated every year in Putten. A war memorial at Putten Church and a memorial garden (''Vrouwtje van Putten Herdenkingshof'') commemorate the event and the loss of life.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Total number of men deported 
| 661
|-
| Released in Amersfoort
| 59
|-
| Deported to Neuengamme
| 602  
|-
| Jumped out of the train on the way to Neuengamme
| 13
|-
| Arrived in Neuengamme
| 589
|-
| Returned to Putten after liberation
| 49
|-
| Died in German concentration camps
| 540
|-
| Killed during the raid
| 7
|-
| Died shortly after the return
| 5
|-
| Total number of deaths
| 552
|}