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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 (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

His body was found on May 17th in the defensive lines of the 3-II-8 R.I.

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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.
Bronzen Kruis (BK)

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