Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Vrijwillig soldaat (Private-Volunteer)

Awarded on:

1953

Royal Decree no. 33 dated 2 May 1953

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

2e Luitenant (Second Lieutenant)

Unit:

N Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government

Awarded on:

March 12th, 1945

Citation:
"2/Lieut. Lambertus Arend DE GOEDE, of the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces, arrived in this country on the 28th February 1944, having escaped from HOLLAND by ship via SWEDEN.

He volunteered to return to Holland and received special traning. On the night of 5th/6th July 1944 he was dropped by parachute on that country together with two other members of his team. His mission was to contact reliable clandestine organisations and build up these for active tasks, with a view to carrying out such activities as SHAEF might deem necessary.

2/Liet. DE GOEDE contacted one of the most active organsations in HOLLAND and in a very short time submitted grounds throughout the country to which quantities of vital arms have been and are being dropped. On SHAEF's instructions his organisation was directed to cut the main railway communication being used by the Germans, and on the 5th September 1944, he reported that these instructions had been carried out. He gave postions of rocket sites, German transmitting stations, troop movements and locations of blockships in the port of ROTTERDAM. In conjunction with another member of his team, who was working with a separate organisation, a successful attack was launched against these blockships and he proposed further attacks on other vessels. Owing to possible reprisals against the population, 2/Lieut. DE GOEDE was instructed not to take action.

This officer is still active in the field, carrying out an extremely dangerous mission."