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Henri Charles Besançon
September 28th 1906, Den Helder		† December +/- 21st 1941, South China Sea
Ranks			Decorations
Adelborst	year 1924		OHK. 2	Date ?
Ltz. III	1928, 18 Aug		MNSF. 3
Ltz. II	1930, 18 Aug
Ltz. I	1940, 1 Feb
Killed in action	1941, +/- 21 Dec
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "K XVI"   1939, 16 January - 1939, 6 March Hr.Ms. "K XI"   1939, 6 March - 1940, 9 September  Hr.Ms. "K XIII"   1940, 9 September  - 1940, 20 September Hr.Ms. "K XVII"   1940, 20 September - 1941, +/- 21 December
Chronology 1939, 16 January - 1939, 6 March   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K XVI" 1939, 6 March - 1940, 9 September    Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K XI" 1940, 9 September  - 1940, 20 September   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K XIII" 1940, 20 September - 1941, +/- 21 December    Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K XVII" The submarine is struck by a mine while she is exiting the Gulf of Siam. All hands are lost.
World War II submarine operations Attacks   - Sunk   - Damaged   - Mine laying   - Recon missions   - Special ops   -
Civilian career -
Related pages Dutch officers find their fathers lost submarines
Related books "Hr.Ms. K XVII en Hr.Ms. O 16" by Dr. P.C. van Royen and others, 1997.
Notes Nickname: ? Father of  (#4495).

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