Willem van Rijn

Lieutenant general
Willem van Rijn
Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands
In office
15 January 1972 – 1 November 1973
Preceded byLieutenant admiral Hugo van den Wall Bake
Succeeded byGeneral Robbie Wijting
Personal details
Born(1915-12-29)29 December 1915
Scheveningen, Netherlands
Died20 October 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 81)
The Hague, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch/service Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service1939-1973
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/warsWorld 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

  1. ^ "Gen. Wijting opvolger van Van Rijn". www.digibron.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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