There was a dedicated effort by the Dutch resistance to destroy the records of the civil registries. During the occupation, forged documents could be checked a

There was a dedicated effort by the Dutch resistance to destroy the records of the civil registries. During the occupation, forged documents could be checked against the records in the civil registry. By bombing the civil registry office, the forged papers could no longer be validated against the civil registry, and would pass inspection. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_bombing_of_the_Amsterdam_civil_registry_office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_bombing_of_the_Amsterdam_...