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Breejen, den, Nicolaas
Breejen, den, Nicolaas
Date of birth:
December 11th, 1916 (Delft, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
August 15th, 1944 (Breville, France)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Plot: 8. Grave: 41.
Nationality:
Dutch
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Kruis van Verdienste (KV)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
Unit:
Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade "Prinses Irene"
,
Nederlandse Strijdkrachten in het Westen
Awarded on:
February 12th, 1944
"Because of the policyful preparation and execution of a plan to escape from occupied Holland, after which, after having encountered many difficulties, England was reached."
Royal Decree no.2
Sources
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Oorlogsgravenstichting
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Dapperheidsonderscheidingen aan Nederlanders voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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