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Kubbe, Enrico

Date of birth:
October 1st, 1917 (Madiun/Eastern Java, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
August 27th, 2013 (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Sergeant der Genie
Awarded on:
December 21st, 1949
Recommendation:
Enrico Kubbe has displayed tact and courage during his internment as a PoW in Camp Tavoy and Camp Thambyuzajat in Burma by having gathered parts for, constructed and operated a wireless device in co-operation with 1st Lieutenant P.A. Koors, militia Sergeant H.B. Veenhuijzen and Landstorm soldier E.A. Kleinenberg in the period from 1942 to the end of 1943. By doing so, although knowing this could have extremely serious consequences, they provided the camp with dependable information and boosted the morale, surely having served the interest of the Netherlands.

Royal Decree No. 10, dated December 21st, 1949.
Verzetsster Oost-Azië 1942-1945 (VOA)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Sergeant der Genie
Draaginsigne Veteranen

Sources

  • - Overlijdensbericht Vereniging Dragers Militaire Dapperheidsonderscheidingen
    - Brons, Nummer 77, Jaargang 22, 2013, Vereniging Dragers Militaire Dapprheidsonderscheidingen

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