Janzen, Eduard Willem

Date of birth:: May 20th, 1920 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Date of death:: April 12th, 1945 (Loosdrecht, The Netherlands)
Buried on:: Dutch War Graves Zorgvlied Cemetery
Plot: 18. Row: II. Grave: 248.
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

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Bronzen Kruis (BK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Tijdelijke sergeant B.I.
Unit:: Det.Londen, Bureau Bijzondere opdrachten (BBO)
Awarded on:: August 30th, 1948

Citation:
"Distinguished himself through courageous conduct against the enemy, after immediately placing himself at the disposal of the Intelligence Bureau as a radio operator after the liberation of the southern Netherlands and after several failed attempts to penetrate the lines to operate in occupied territory; after being dispatched to London, he departed from there by plane on April 12, 1945, with orders to place himself at the disposal of the internal forces as a radio operator.
Finally, he parachuted into the Netherlands, but was killed in the Loosdrecht Lakes by strong ground winds."

Posthumously awarded.
Royal Decree no. 34.