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J.B.M.J. Maas		 OZD emblem

 

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Jean Baptist Maria Joseph Maas
 
April 14th 1914, Rotterdam † December 1st 1972, Balk

         
Ranks No Image Available, please click here if you have an image of this commander. Decorations
Adelborst year 1931 NL. 3 Date ?
Ltz. III 1934, 28 Aug ON. 3  
Ltz. II 1936, 28 Aug OHK. 3  
Ltz. I 1944, 16 Aug OV. 2
Kapt.ltz. 1954, 1 Jul XXXV
Kaptz. 1962, Aug ? HMB. and C.
Sbn 1964, 1 Jan LMA. 3
V.Adm. 1966, 1 Aug 
Retirement 1972, 12 Apr
Honourable discharge 1972, 12 Apr 
       
       
       
         
Submarine Commands
Hr.Ms. "O 9"   1943, 17 July - 1944, 16 March
Hr.Ms. "O 15"   1944, 24 March - 1944, 14 August*
Hr.Ms. "O 9"   1944, 28 September - 1944, 11 October 
Hr.Ms. "Dolfijn (I)"   1944, 21 August - 1945, 14 September
*17 August is incorrect.

Chronology
1934 - 1935 Officer on several motor torpedo boats (Dutch Indies)
1935, November Transferred to the Submarine Service
1939, 12 April - 1943, 26 June   Senior Officer Hr.Ms. "O 14"
1943, 17 July - 1944, 16 March   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 9"
1944, 24 March - 1944, 14 August*   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 15"
1944, 28 September - 1944, 11 October    Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 9"
1944, 21 August - 1945, 14 September   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "Dolfijn (I)"
1945,? - 1946, ? Stationed at Malakka
1946, 17 April - 1947, 15 October Senior Naval Officer at Semarang (Java)
? - 1949, October Ministry of the Navy
1949, October - ? Chief of the Education Department of the Ministry of the Navy
1955 - 1958 Liaison Officer at C-in-C Channel Command at Portsmouth
1958 - ? Cdt. anti submarine destroyer Hr.Ms. "Groningen" (New Guinea)
1962, August - 1963, September Cdt. aircraft carrier Hr.Ms. "Karel Doorman"
1963, October - 1965, December Inspector of the Education Department of the Royal Netherlands Navy
1965, December - 1968, December Flag Officer Personnel of the Royal Netherlands Navy
?>1967? - ?   Member of the Admiraliteitsraad
1968, December - 1972, 12 April Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, and Chief of Naval Staff.
* 17 August is incorrect.

Civilian career
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Related books and pages
"Onder zeven zeeën. Verhaal van een onderzeeboot" by Jan Maas (synonym for J.B.M.J. Maas himself), 1953
 "Een Maas vol zeemansbloed" by R. Boost, in Panorama 59 (1972) 13 (25-31 March) 70-73

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Edited by co-webmaster Michael A. van der Hoeden.

Main sources: Various editions of the 'Gedenkboek Adelborsten Opleiding', Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 3 (Den Haag 1989).

 

 

 

 

 

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