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Central Staff of the Armed Forces of The Netherlands. He makes operational policy and is responsible to the minister for military-strategic planning, operations and deployment of the armed forces. The chief of defence is the direct commanding officer of the commanders of the branches of the
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List of chiefs of the defence staff / chiefs of defence
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2507:Netherlands and weapons of mass destruction
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261:commander of the Royal Netherlands Army
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600:Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
2080:5 September 2005 – 1 December 2006
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3028:Secretariat of National Defense
2496:Defence Materiel Administration
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2114:1 December 2006 – 3 March 2008
68:Armed forces of the Netherlands
2041:List of vice chiefs of defence
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205:Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
203:. He is also in charge of the
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2272:13 July 2017 – 1 July 2019
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173:Commandant der Strijdkrachten
24:Commandant der Strijdkrachten
3689:Independent State of Croatia
2546:Chiefs of defence by country
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2275:(1 year, 353 days)
2241:(1 year, 315 days)
2177:(2 years, 72 days)
2144:3 March 2008 – 3 March 2012
1050:le Fèvre de Montigny, Gillis
35:Flag of the Chief of Defence
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2428:Royal Netherlands Air Force
2306:1 July 2019 - 8 March 2021
2302:Royal Netherlands Air Force
2200:Royal Netherlands Air Force
2174:3 March 2010 – 14 May 2012
2147:(2 years, 0 days)
2140:Royal Netherlands Air Force
2117:(1 year, 93 days)
2083:(1 year, 87 days)
2033:Royal Netherlands Air Force
2023:3 years, 158 days
1969:3 years, 192 days
1823:Royal Netherlands Air Force
1813:2 years, 225 days
1737:Royal Netherlands Air Force
1623:3 years, 294 days
1519:3 years, 152 days
1467:5 years, 158 days
1415:2 years, 246 days
1373:Royal Netherlands Air Force
1363:3 years, 327 days
1289:Royal Netherlands Air Force
1133:Royal Netherlands Air Force
1123:3 years, 239 days
1071:2 years, 360 days
1056:Gillis le Fèvre de Montigny
975:Royal Netherlands Air Force
871:Royal Netherlands Air Force
671:3 years, 110 days
594:Lippe-Biesterfeld, Bernhard
384:4 years, 101 days
229:Royal Netherlands Air Force
201:Royal Netherlands Air Force
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2468:Commander of the Air Force
1917:5 years, 97 days
1865:4 years, 72 days
1571:2 years, 97 days
1312:Chief of the Defence Staff
1279:3 years, 39 days
1227:1 year, 290 days
1175:3 years, 10 days
965:1 year, 190 days
913:4 years, 31 days
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2407:Netherlands Armed Forces
786:Holthe, Edzard Jacob van
181:Netherlands Armed Forces
61:since 15 April 2021
3033:Secretariat of the Navy
2048:Vice Chiefs of Defence
1154:Wall Bake, Hugo van den
794:Edzard Jacob van Holthe
3427:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2422:Royal Netherlands Army
2416:Royal Netherlands Navy
2336:Royal Netherlands Navy
2268:Royal Netherlands Army
2234:Royal Netherlands Navy
2170:Royal Netherlands Navy
2110:Royal Netherlands Army
2076:Royal Netherlands Army
1979:Royal Netherlands Navy
1927:Royal Netherlands Army
1875:Royal Netherlands Army
1685:Royal Netherlands Navy
1581:Royal Netherlands Army
1529:Royal Netherlands Army
1477:Royal Netherlands Army
1425:Royal Netherlands Army
1237:Royal Netherlands Army
1185:Royal Netherlands Navy
1160:Hugo van den Wall Bake
1081:Royal Netherlands Army
1029:Royal Netherlands Navy
923:Royal Netherlands Army
819:Royal Netherlands Navy
765:Royal Netherlands Army
681:Royal Netherlands Army
629:Royal Netherlands Navy
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562:Royal Netherlands Army
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447:Royal Netherlands Army
388:Royal Netherlands Army
197:Royal Netherlands Navy
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2769:São Tomé and Príncipe
2634:Republic of the Congo
2463:Commander of the Army
2458:Commander of the Navy
1602:Breemen, Henk van den
305:is Maarten Schurink.
144:Vice Chief of Defence
3356:Democratic Kampuchea
3306:United Arab Emirates
1760:Chief of the Defence
1608:Henk van den Breemen
736:Kruls, Hendrik Johan
650:Kruls, Hendrik Johan
414:Pop, Willem Frederik
3630:limited recognition
3333:limited recognition
3065:Trinidad and Tobago
2930:Antigua and Barbuda
2844:limited recognition
2448:Minister of Defence
2372:Ministry of Defence
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2068:Lieutenant general
741:Hendrik Johan Kruls
656:Hendrik Johan Kruls
422:Willem Frederik Pop
299:Ministry of Defence
252:Minister of Defence
209:minister of defence
189:minister of defence
187:. On behalf of the
185:minister of defence
108:Minister of Defence
2985:Dominican Republic
2434:Royal Marechaussee
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1656:Lieutenant admiral
1550:Vlis, Arie van der
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1156:Lieutenant admiral
999:Lieutenant admiral
946:Lieutenant general
842:Lieutenant general
417:Lieutenant general
361:Snijders, Cornelis
287:Royal Marechaussee
241:Lieutenant Admiral
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2367:(in English)
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1911:28 June 2012
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1798:Dick Berlijn
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130:First holder
88:Abbreviation
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3836:Warsaw Pact
3778:New Zealand
3628:states with
3598:Switzerland
3543:Netherlands
3331:states with
3261:Philippines
3201:South Korea
3196:North Korea
3134:PR of China
3104:Afghanistan
2995:El Salvador
2842:states with
2799:South Sudan
2694:Ivory Coast
2331:(born 1964)
2297:(Born 1966)
2263:(Born 1966)
2229:(born 1962)
2195:Hans Wehren
2105:(Born 1955)
2011:(born 1966)
1959:(born 1962)
1907:(born 1960)
1855:(born 1955)
1803:(born 1950)
1766:Left office
1763:Took office
1721:5 June 2004
1717:(born 1950)
1672:5 June 2004
1669:5 June 1998
1665:(1942–2012)
1654:Kroon, Luuk
1620:5 June 1998
1613:(1941–2024)
1565:10 May 1992
1561:(1940–2020)
1516:10 May 1992
1509:(1936–2014)
1461:5 July 1983
1457:(1931–2014)
1412:5 July 1983
1405:(1925–2001)
1353:(1925–1986)
1318:Left office
1315:Took office
1269:(1925–1986)
1217:(1915–1997)
1165:(1913–1981)
1113:(1908–1985)
1065:10 May 1962
1061:(1901–1982)
1016:10 May 1962
1013:10 May 1959
1009:(1906–1995)
962:10 May 1959
955:(1906–1996)
903:(1898–1984)
851:(1896–1981)
799:(1896–1967)
745:(1902–1975)
710:Left office
707:Took office
661:(1902–1975)
605:(1911–2004)
549:15 May 1940
542:(1876–1952)
490:(1879–1966)
458:Interbellum
427:(1852–1939)
374:(1852–1939)
335:Left office
332:Took office
291:Gendarmerie
280:Netherlands
3855:Categories
3744:Yugoslavia
3538:Montenegro
3515:Luxembourg
3412:Azerbaijan
3311:Uzbekistan
3291:Tajikistan
3211:Kyrgyzstan
3191:Kazakhstan
3139:East Timor
3114:Bangladesh
2852:Somaliland
2779:Seychelles
2744:Mozambique
2734:Mauritania
2719:Madagascar
2609:Cape Verde
2441:Leadership
2351:References
1948:Bauer, Rob
1660:Luuk Kroon
1117:5 May 1965
1068:5 May 1965
840:Aler, Fons
104:Reports to
3768:Australia
3520:Macedonia
3510:Lithuania
3368:Manchukuo
3364:Mengjiang
3281:Sri Lanka
3276:Singapore
3149:Indonesia
3080:Venezuela
3040:Nicaragua
3000:Guatemala
2935:Argentina
2225:Rob Bauer
2019:Incumbent
1954:Rob Bauer
1757:Portrait
1309:Portrait
846:Fons Aler
701:Portrait
326:Portrait
233:Four-star
227:, of the
122:Formation
114:Precursor
96:Member of
50:Incumbent
3638:Abkhazia
3583:Slovenia
3578:Slovakia
3558:Portugal
3432:Bulgaria
3296:Thailand
3256:Pakistan
3236:Mongolia
3231:Maldives
3226:Malaysia
3129:Cambodia
3060:Suriname
3045:Paraguay
3015:Honduras
2975:Colombia
2945:Barbados
2919:Americas
2896:Transkei
2891:Rhodesia
2832:Zimbabwe
2809:Tanzania
2664:Ethiopia
2659:Eswatini
2639:Djibouti
2629:DR Congo
2604:Cameroon
2589:Botswana
2361:Official
297:for the
133:General
3792:Vanuatu
3757:Oceania
3699:Prussia
3643:Artsakh
3618:Vatican
3608:Ukraine
3563:Romania
3530:Moldova
3495:Ireland
3491:Iceland
3487:Hungary
3477:Georgia
3472:Germany
3462:Finland
3457:Estonia
3452:Denmark
3437:Croatia
3422:Belgium
3417:Belarus
3407:Austria
3402:Armenia
3397:Albania
3316:Vietnam
3241:Myanmar
3221:Lebanon
3109:Bahrain
3075:Uruguay
3024:Mexico
3020:Jamaica
2990:Ecuador
2955:Bolivia
2940:Bahamas
2819:Tunisia
2789:Somalia
2774:Senegal
2759:Nigeria
2749:Namibia
2739:Morocco
2709:Liberia
2704:Lesotho
2654:Eritrea
2624:Comoros
2599:Burundi
2574:Algeria
2002:General
1898:General
1846:General
1794:General
1708:General
1604:General
1552:General
1500:General
1448:General
1396:General
1346:General
1260:General
1104:General
1052:General
894:General
738:General
652:General
596:General
533:General
481:General
364:General
237:General
215:History
179:in the
177:officer
149:Website
53:General
3829:former
3672:former
3648:Kosovo
3603:Turkey
3593:Sweden
3573:Serbia
3568:Russia
3553:Poland
3548:Norway
3534:Monaco
3505:Latvia
3482:Greece
3467:France
3442:Cyprus
3386:Europe
3350:former
3206:Kuwait
3186:Jordan
3176:Israel
3124:Brunei
3119:Bhutan
3005:Guyana
2965:Canada
2960:Brazil
2950:Belize
2876:Ciskei
2867:Biafra
2861:former
2828:Zambia
2824:Uganda
2764:Rwanda
2724:Malawi
2684:Guinea
2674:Gambia
2579:Angola
2563:Africa
569:Vacant
454:Vacant
195:, the
141:Deputy
3788:Tonga
3588:Spain
3525:Malta
3500:Italy
3321:Yemen
3286:Syria
3266:Qatar
3246:Nepal
3181:Japan
3144:India
3010:Haiti
2970:Chile
2906:Zaire
2901:Venda
2804:Sudan
2754:Niger
2714:Libya
2699:Kenya
2679:Ghana
2669:Gabon
2644:Egypt
2584:Benin
2479:Other
169:Dutch
75:Style
3820:NATO
3773:Fiji
3251:Oman
3216:Laos
3171:Iraq
3164:IRGC
3154:Iran
3093:Asia
3050:Peru
2980:Cuba
2814:Togo
2729:Mali
2619:Chad
285:The
271:The
265:The
259:The
199:and
163:The
3159:AJA
1753:No.
1305:No.
697:No.
322:No.
239:or
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