Fürstner, Johannes Theodorus
- Date of birth:
- January 16th, 1887 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- September 15th, 1970 (The Hague, the Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Promotions:
September 16, 1906: Midshipman;
1908: Lieutenant Commander, 2nd class;
1918: Lieutenant Commander 1st class;
1935: Captain;
1936: Rear Admiral;
1937: Vice Admiral
February 15th, 1942: Admiral.
Military career:
January 1, 1936 to May 1940: Chief of the Naval Staff;
May 1940 to September 1, 1945: Commander-in-chief of the Naval Forces;
August 26, 1945: Honorable discharge.
Political Career During World War II:
July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945: Minister of the Navy.
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Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitein ter zee (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- July 7th, 1933
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitein ter zee (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- March 22nd, 1934
Grootkruis in de Kroonorde
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vice-admiraal (Vice Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1938
- Rank:
- Vice-admiraal (Vice Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1939
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Commandeur (NL.2)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vice-admiraal (Vice Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- July 16th, 1940
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Luitenant-Admiraal (Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1941
Honorary
- Rank:
- Luitenant-Admiraal (Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- 1948
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Luitenant ter zee der 1e klasse (Lieutenant-Commander)
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