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Winter, de, Louis Willem

Date of birth:
April 6th, 1909 (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
May 10th, 1940 (Rozenburg, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch War Graves Hoek van Holland
Plot: F. Grave: 2.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
Unit:
3e Compagnie, II Bataljon, 39e Regiment Infanterie
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1946
"Has shown great courage in a fight against the enemy paratroopers on the island of Rozenburg on May 10, 1940, and was subsequently killed."
 


Posthumously awarded
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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