General Cornelis "Cor" de Jager (17 August 1925 – 1 December 2001) was an officer of the Royal Netherlands Army, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1980 to 1983 and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1983 to 1986.[1]
Cor de Jager | |
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Chair of the NATO Military Committee | |
In office November 1983 – 30 September 1986 | |
Preceded by | Robert Hilborn Falls |
Succeeded by | Wolfgang Altenburg |
Chiefs of the Defence Staff | |
In office 1 November 1980 – 5 July 1983 | |
Preceded by | General Robbie Wijting |
Succeeded by | General Govert Huijser |
Personal details | |
Born | Cornelis de Jager August 17, 1925 Oostburg, Netherlands |
Died | December 1, 2001 Bosch en Duin, Netherlands | (aged 76)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
Years of service | 1949-1986 |
Rank | General |
Selected publications
edit- "NATO's Strategy", NATO Review, 34/5 (October 1986).
References
edit- ^ Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to Cor de Jager at Wikimedia Commons