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Men

Men L.G.L. van der Kun

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Leopold Gerard Louis van der Kun
May 7th 1892, Roermond			† Voorburg, August 17th 1962
Ranks				Decorations
Adelborst	year 1909			ON.4	? date
Adelborst I	1912, 19 Aug			Rm. 1
Ltz. II	1914, 19 Aug			XXX
Ltz. I	1923, 21 Jul			K XIII
Kapt.ltz.	1934, 27 Aug			Mk
Kaptz.	1939, 12 Apr			WZ. 3
Sbn.temp.	1944, 15 Mar			LMA. 3
Sbn.	1946, 1 Jul			OBE. 3
Retirement	1946, 1 Jul
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "O 7"   1919, 30 August - 1920, 26 January Hr.Ms. "K II"   1924, ? - ?1925, July Hr.Ms. "K XIII"   1926, 29 March - 1926, 13 December Hr.Ms. "K VI"   1927, 26 March - 1927, 1 June Hr.Ms. "K VIII"   1927, 1 June - 1928, 22 March
Chronology 1919, 30 August - 1920, 26 January   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 7" 1924, ? - ?1925, July   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K II" 1926, 29 March - 1926, 13 December   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K XIII", world trip 1927, 26 March - 1927, 1 June   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K VI" 1927, 1 June - 1928, 22 March   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K VIII" 1932, 1 September - ?   Worked at Ministry of Defense II deparment A at 's-Gravenhage 1935, 1 May - 1936, 31 October   Deputy Naval Staff at 's-Gravenhage 1936, 18 November       Departure to DEI on board ms. "Dempo" 1936, 17 December - 1937, 1 March   At naval barracks Oedjong at Soerabaja, supervising the reconstruction of Hr.Ms. "Zeven Provinciën" into the training vessel Hr.Ms. "Soerabaja" 1937, 1 March - 1938, 1 January   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "Soerabaja" 1938, 8 January - 1939, 4 May   Cdt. cruiser Hr.Ms. "De Ruyter" 1939, 4 May - 1940, 27 April   Cdt. cruiser Hr.Ms. "Java" 1940, 1 June - 1941, 10 January   Cdt. cruiser Hr.Ms. "De Ruyter" 1940, 3 June - 1941, 10 January   Chief Staff squadron DEI on board Hr.Ms. "De Ruyter" 1941, 20 January - 1942, 18 January   Liaison Officer at Singapore 1942, 18 January - ?   Placed at ABDA at Batavia/Bandoeng 1942, 5 March - 1943, 10 November   Chief Staff Commander (Naval?) Forces East Indies at Colombo 1943, 19 November - 1944, ? February   Traveled to the USA 1944, ? February - 1944, 20 February   On board ms. "Delfdijk" from USA to the Netherlands 1944, 15 March   1946, 1 July   Temp. Sbn. 1944, 15 May - 1946, 31 January   Dutch government representative at Combined Chiefs of Staff in Washington
Civilian career -
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Notes Nickname: ? Degree in 'Strategic Science' (Hoogere Marine Krijgsschool) at 's-Gravenhage - 1932

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Main sources: Various editions of the 'Gedenkboek Adelborsten Opleiding' and 'Naamboek Officieren'.

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