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Dethmers, Willem Jacob

Date of birth:
March 16th, 1901 (Stitswerd, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
May 25th, 1940 (Dubbeldam, Schenkeldijk, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch War Grave Toornwerd
Plot: 9. Grave: 36.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Res. kapitein (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
1e Batterij, Veldartillerie Regiment III-14, Wapen der Artillerie
Awarded on:
May 6th, 1946
Recommendation:
He has distinguished himself in combat against the enemy on May 10, 1940, while in command of his battery having launched an attack over open country against heavily armed hostile paratroops near the Schenkeldijk (Eiland van Dordrecht); after having been injured he continued fighting until he was injured again, this time mortally.


Posthumously awarded
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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