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
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 byLieutenant general Fons Aler
Succeeded byLieutenant general Heije Schaper
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Richard Pieter Frans Hasselman

(1898-03-14)March 14, 1898
Rotterdam, Netherlands
DiedMarch 2, 1984(1984-03-02) (aged 85)
The Hague, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch/service Royal Netherlands Army
Rank General

References

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  1. ^ "Hasselman, Benjamin Richard Pieter Frans (1898-1984)". resources.huygens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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