Tesink, Bernardus

Date of birth:: November 26th, 1898 (Arnhem/Gelderland, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: 1981
Nationality:: Dutch
Rang/eenheid:: Res. kapitein in 5e Depotcompagnie Bewakingstroepen, Westfront van de Vesting Holland

Biography

Bernhard Tesink was born on November 26th, 1898 as son to Carel Wilhelm Tesink and Trijntje van Teijens. In May 1940 he served as Kapitein with the 5e Depotcompagnie Bewakingstroepen and was partly responsible for recapturing airfield Ypenburg. During the occupation he commanded the resistance stootgroep "van Wel/Jan van Schaffelaar". The Tesink family lived at the Damsigtstraat 17 in Voorburg where they also hided people from the Germans. After World War Two he kept serving inthe Dutch Army and retired as Luitenant-Kolonel.

Promotions:
February 21st, 1919: Reserve Korporaal;
April 7th, 1919: Reserve-Sergeant;
August 26th, 1919: Vaandrig;
January 24th, 1920: Reserve 2e Luitenant;
January 24th, 1924: Reserve 1e Luitenant;
March 26th, 1938: Reserve Kapitein;
May 19th, 1947: tijdelijk Reserve Majoor;
April 5th, 1949: Reserve Majoor (as from October 10th, 1948);
January 1st, 1951: Reserve Luitenant Kolonel (as from October 1st, 1949).

Career:
March 9th, 1917: 8e Regiment Infanterie;
August 26th, 1919: 17e Regiment Infanterie;
January 10th, 1924: Regiment Jagers;
September 27th, 1924 - March 28th, 1938: Long Leave;
March 28th, 1938: 8e Regiment Infanterie;
? - May 1940: 5e Depot Compagnie Bewakingstroepen;
?: Resitance;
September 1944 - June 26th, 1945: Stootgroep XV, 's Gravenhage (stootgroep "van Wel/Jan van Schaffelaar");
?: Ministerie van Oorlog;
May 4th 1948: 8e Regiment Infanterie (administrative);
July 1st, 1950: Regiment Infanterie Oranje Gelderland;
December 31st, 1950: Groot Verlof.