Bor, van de, Klaas
- Date of birth:
- May 24th, 1913 (Barneveld, The Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- September 6th, 1944 (KZ Mauthausen)
- Buried on:
- Memorial and Grave Victims Englandspiel
- Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
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Kruis van Verdienste (KV)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Dienstplichtig Soldaat
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1942
Royal Decree no. 4 dated 1 oktober 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Tijdelijk dienstplichtig sergeant
- Unit:
- N Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- May 2nd, 1953
- Awarded for:
- Operation Plan Holland
"Distinctly distinguished himself by courageous conduct against the enemy as an agent of a secret intelligence service, which sent him to enemy-occupied territory during the years 1940-1945, where he had to fulfill a life-threatening task under extremely difficult circumstances, which ultimately led to his death due to enemy counter-action."
Posthumously awarded (royal decree no. 33)
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