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| Karel Godfried Bron |
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| April 30th
1897, Amsterdam |
† May 10th
1944, Struthof-Natzweiler (German concentration camp) |
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Decorations |
| Adelborst |
year 1915 |
BK |
posthumous |
| Ltz. III |
1918, 5 Oct |
OHK. 1 |
1950, 2 Jan
posthumous |
| Ltz. II |
1920, 5 Oct |
| Honourable discharge |
1923, 1 Dec |
XX |
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| Ltz. II KMR |
1925, 1 Feb |
Mk |
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| Ltz. I tit. KMR |
1938, 31 Oct |
VHK |
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| Submarine Commands |
| Hr.Ms. "O
6" |
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1923, 30 January |
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1923, 6 February |
| Hr.Ms. "O
5" |
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1923, 1 February |
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1923, 1 July |
| Hr.Ms. "K
IX"* |
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1923, 21 June* |
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1924, 16 Feb* |
| Hr.Ms. "O
2"** |
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1927, 25 Apr |
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1929, 29 Apr |
* = It is
not confirmed that he was the Cdt.
** = It is reported that this submarine was under the command of
H.G. Bron, but since no references to H.G. Bron one would think
the name should be K.G. Bron. But his personnel file does not mention O
2 at all. |
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| Chronology |
| 1919, ? |
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1920 |
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Officer of the Watch on destroyer Hr.Ms. "Panter" |
| 1921, 3 January |
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Stationed on board tender Hr.Ms.
"Cornelius Drebbel (1)" |
| 1921, 11 October |
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Officer of the Watch of the Submarine Service
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| 1922, 1 February |
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Stationed at Submarine Service at
Vlissingen |
| 1922, 1 February |
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Second Officer on board Hr.Ms. "O
6" |
| 1922, 18 April* |
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First Officer on board Hr.Ms. "O
6" |
| 1923, 30 January |
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1923, 6 February |
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Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 6" |
| 1923, 1 February |
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1923, 1 July |
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Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 5" |
| 1923, 1 June |
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Completion Hr.Ms. "K IX" |
| 1923, 21 June** |
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1924, 16 Feb** |
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on board or Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K IX"** |
| 1927, 25 Apr |
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1929, 29 Apr |
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Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O
2"*** |
| 1942, 8 June |
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Chief "Ordedienst" Zeeland
during occupation by German Invasion Army
and leader of the group 'Johan van Hattem' of the Dutch Secret Intelligence.
Arrested by German occupation Army. |
* = Or
sooner.
** = It is not confirmed that he was the Cdt.
*** = It is reported that this submarine was under the command
of H.G. Bron, but since no references to H.G. Bron one would
think
the name should be K.G. Bron. But his personnel file does not mention O
2 at all. |
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| Civilian career |
| 1923, 1 December |
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Employee Wm H. Mueller & Co at
Rotterdam |
| 1927, ? June |
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Deputy manager/Chief stevedore Wm
H. Mueller & Co at Rotterdam |
| 1933, ? May |
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General Deputy manager/Chief Shipping
Company |
| 1938, ? July |
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1944, 10 May |
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General Deputy manager/President Steamco.
Zeeland at Vlissingen |
| 1939, 29 August |
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Mobilized by Armed Forces on board guard ship
at Vlissingen.
Detached at HQ Cdt. Zeeland, Harbour Cdt. Vlissingen. |
| 1940, 8 June |
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Demobilized |
| 1942, 8 or 9
June |
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Arrested at Koudekerke as Chief "Ordedienst"
Zeeland and leader of the resistance
group 'Bron', jailed in Polizeigefängnis
(Police jail) in Scheveningen. |
| 1942, 17 November |
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Transferred to SD-jail in Haaren |
| 1943, 13 May |
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Transferred to Strafgefängnis
in Utrecht for a ID-trial |
| 1943, Oct |
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1944, 10 May |
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After being in several concentration
camps he finally is transferred to the German
concentration camp Struthof-Natzweiler in Oct 1943 where he died on May 10th
1944. |
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| Related books |
"De Groep van Beest" by J.N.
Houterman, 1999. This book contains some additional info on K.G. Bron his
resistance work and his arrest . |
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| Notes |
| Nickname: ? |
Son of J.A.M. Bron (#681),
Brother of H.J.A. Bron (#1984),
Brother-in-law of G.J. Bensink(#1630),
Nephew of G.F. Zegers Veeckers (#2244). |
Some sources and documents list his Stamboeknumber
as 1978. Please contact us in case you have an explanation
for these two different navy
numbers. |
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