Herbertus Bikker

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Herbertus Bikker (15 July 1915, Wijngaarden, South Holland - 1 November 2008), also known as De Beul van Ommen ("The Butcher of Ommen"), was a Dutch war criminal. He was born in Alblasserwaard.Bikker was a member of the Waffen-SS. In this function he served as a guard at the prison and work camp Erika near Ommen. He received his nickname due to his brutal behaviour at the prison camp.Bikker is the alleged murderer of Dutch resistance fighter Jan Houtman who was killed, twenty-seven years old, on 17 November 1944.