General Benjamin Richard Pieter Frans Hasselman (14 March 1898 – 2 March 1984)[1] was an officer of the Royal Netherlands Army and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1957 to 1958.[2]
Ben Hasselman | |
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.jpg) Hasselman in 1957 | |
| Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands | |
| In office 1 October 1953 – 1 November 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant general Fons Aler |
| Succeeded by | Lieutenant general Heije Schaper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Richard Pieter Frans Hasselman March 14, 1898 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | March 2, 1984 (aged 85) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Netherlands |
| Branch/service |  Royal Netherlands Army |
| Rank |  General |
References
edit- ^ "Hasselman, Benjamin Richard Pieter Frans (1898-1984)". resources.huygens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). 12 November 2013.
- ^ Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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