Feldhaus van Ham, Engelbert Julius L.J.M.
- Date of birth:
- September 28th, 1916 (Zeist, Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- May 15th, 1995 (Middelbeers, Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
Engelbert (Enk) Julius Luidpold Johann Maria Feldhaus van Ham was in the resistance during the Second World War. Due to his German nationality, he was conscripted. Enk managed to defect to the Allies during the battle of El Alemein. He joined the Princess Irene Brigade on April 4, 1943 and subsequently landed in Normandy on August 8, 1944.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oorlogsvrijwilliger
- Unit:
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade "Prinses Irene", Nederlandse Strijdkrachten in het Westen
- Awarded on:
- August 1951
with clasps "krijg te land 1940-1945" en "Normandiƫ 1944"
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