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Wilhelmina der Nederlanden

Date of birth:
August 31st, 1880 ('s-Gravenhage, Netherlands)
Date of death:
November 28th, 1962 (Het Loo, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Crypt of Oranje-Nassau
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Awarded on:
1905
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Koningin der Nederlanden
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1944
Order of the Garter
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Koningin der Nederlanden
Awarded on:
August 28th, 1948
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Prinses der Nederlanden
Awarded on:
September 14th, 1948
Grootkruis der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.1)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Prinses der Nederlanden
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1949
Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon (1st Class)

Sources

  • Photo 1: Koninklijk Huis
  • - Heuvel C.C. van den, Gedenkboek Verzetsherdenkingskruis, Samsom Uitgeverij, 1985
    - Maalderink P.G.H., De Militaire Wilemsorde sedert 1940, Sijthoff Pers, Rijswijk, 1982
    - Parlement en Politiek
    - Delpher 1948
    - Delpher 1949