Giesen, Mathias Nicolaas
- Date of birth:
- December 11th, 1915 (Huissen, the Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- May 12th, 1940 (Rhenen, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Row: 3. Grave: 49. - Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
His body was found on May 17th in the defensive lines of the 3-II-8 R.I.
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Bronzen Kruis (BK)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Dienstplichtig korporaal (Enlisted Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3e Compagnie, IIe Bataljon, 8e Regiment Infanterie, Koninklijke Landmacht
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1946
Royal Decreen No. 6, dated May 9th, 1945.
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- Photo 1: André Reijniers
- - MEIJER, H.G., Bronzen Leeuw, Bronzen Kruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1990.
- De Slag om de Grebbeberg in mei 1940
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