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Gerard Koudijs
April 22nd 1906, Wageningen		† January 17th 1982, Zeist
Ranks			Decorations
Adelborst	year 1924		ON. 4
Ltz. III	1927, 16 Aug		BL	1940, 16 July
Ltz. II	1929, 16 Aug		OHK. 3
Ltz. I	1938, 15 Aug		OV. 1
Kapt.ltz.	1948, 1 Feb		XXX
Commo.	1951, 16 Mar		DSC
Kapt.ltz.	1951, 5 Nov		NL. 3
Kaptz.	1952, 1 Aug		LMA. 4
Sbn.	1956, 1 Jun
Retirement	1958, 1 Sep
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "O 23"   1940, 13 May* - 1940, 1 June * 12 May is incorrect.
Chronology 1940, 13 May* - 1940, 1 June   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 23" 1941, 13 March - 1942, 1 January  DSOC / CO Dutch submariners on board submarine tender  H.M.S. "Ambrose" in Gibraltar 1941, 13 March - 1942, 1 January  DSOC at Gibraltar 1944, 2 May - 1944, 7 November    Cdt. sloop Hr.Ms."Flores" 1945 - 1947 Cdt. destroyer Hr.Ms. "Banckert" 1948, 1 March - 1951, 16 March    Head of Naval Staff Organization Department:  1951, 16 March  - 1951, 5 November Deputy Chief Naval Staff Ministry of the Navy 1951, 5 November - 1952 , 1 September   Cdt. aircraft carrier Hr.Ms.  "Karel Doorman" 1952, 1 September - 1953, 18 August    Cdt. Smaldeel 5 1953, 15 October - ?1958   Naval attaché in Washington  1953, 15 October - ?   Dutch representative at SACLANT, Norfolk * 12 May is incorrect.
Civilian career 1960 - 1962 Vice-President K.N.M.I. (Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute) at De Bilt 1962 - 1965 President Scheepsbouwbelangen N.V. at 's-Gravenhage 1967, 23 February - 1972, 7 December Member of the Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal  (House of Representatives) for the VVD 1967 - 1972   Defense spokesman for the VVD 1967 - 1973   Member North Atlantic Assembly
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Notes Nickname: ? Staff course Royal Navy, 1945 Staff course Royal Netherlands Navy, 1947 Degree in Strategic Studies

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