Willem van Rijn
Dutch military officer (1915–1997)
Lieutenant general Willem van Rijn | |
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Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands | |
In office 15 January 1972 – 1 November 1973 | |
Preceded by | Lieutenant admiral Hugo van den Wall Bake |
Succeeded by | General Robbie Wijting |
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Born | (1915-12-29)29 December 1915 Scheveningen, Netherlands |
Died | 20 October 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 81) The Hague, Netherlands |
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Years of service | 1939-1973 |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
Lieutenant general Willem van Rijn (29 December 1915 – 20 October 1997) was a Dutch military officer who served as Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands between 1972 and 1973. [1]
References
- ^ "Gen. Wijting opvolger van Van Rijn". www.digibron.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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