Christiaan Boers, the Glossary
Christianus Franciscus Johannes Boers (24 October 1889 – 3 May 1942) was a captain in the Royal Netherlands Army during World War II who scored one of the few Allied victories during the German invasion of the Netherlands, by rallying his men in holding off and pushing back the German attackers during the Battle of the Afsluitdijk, fought from 12 to 14 May 1940.[1]
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10 relations: Allies of World War II, Battle of the Afsluitdijk, Bronze Cross (Netherlands), Dutch resistance, German invasion of the Netherlands, Kornwerderzand, Royal Netherlands Army, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, The Hague, World War II.
- Dutch military personnel killed in World War II
- Dutch people executed in Nazi concentration camps
- Military personnel from The Hague
- Military personnel who died in Nazi concentration camps
- Recipients of the Bronze Cross (Netherlands)
- Royal Netherlands Army personnel of World War II
Allies of World War II
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
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Battle of the Afsluitdijk
The Battle of the Afsluitdijk of 12–14 May 1940 was an unsuccessful attempt by German ''Wehrmacht'' forces to seize the Afsluitdijk during the invasion of the Netherlands.
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Bronze Cross (Netherlands)
The Bronze Cross of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: "Het Bronzen Kruis") was instituted on 11 June 1940 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands while she was residing in London during the German occupation of the Netherlands. Christiaan Boers and Bronze Cross (Netherlands) are Recipients of the Bronze Cross (Netherlands).
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Dutch resistance
The Dutch resistance to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II can be mainly characterized as non-violent.
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German invasion of the Netherlands
The German invasion of the Netherlands (Duitse aanval op Nederland), otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands (Slag om Nederland), was a military campaign part of Case Yellow (Fall Gelb), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II.
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Kornwerderzand
Kornwerderzand (West Frisian: Koarnwertersân) is a village on the Afsluitdijk, a major dam in the Netherlands that links Friesland with North Holland.
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Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht, KL) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces.
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Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May later that year.
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The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Dutch military personnel killed in World War II
- Alexander van Geen
- August Kop
- Barend van Hemert
- Christiaan Boers
- Dirk Klop
- Emile Duson
- Eugène Lacomblé
- Frans Alfred Meeng
- Frederik Lamp
- George Maduro
- Henri Baaij
- Jacob van Helsdingen
- Jan Ankerman
- Karel Doorman
- Piet Tekelenburg
- Rein Boomsma
- Ru van der Haar
- Suwu Lontoh
- Willem Pieter Landzaat
Dutch people executed in Nazi concentration camps
- Aart Alblas
- Baruch Lopes Leão de Laguna
- Christiaan Boers
- Helga Deen
- Joop Westerweel
- Pierre Versteegh
- Titus Brandsma
Military personnel from The Hague
- Adri van Es
- August Willem Philip Weitzel
- Christiaan Boers
- Cornelis Jol
- Eddy Kahn
- François de Bas
- Heije Schaper
- Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué
- Hendrik Detmers
- Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
- Hendrik Quarles van Ufford
- Henry de Nassau, Lord Overkirk
- Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
- Jakob von Washington
- Jean Emile Humbert
- Kruys
- Ludolph Hendrik van Oyen
- Matthieu Borsboom
- P. W. Scharroo
- Poncke Princen
- Reinhard Günzel
- Rob Kramer
- Rob Verkerk
- Rob Zuiderwijk
- Willem Frederik van Bylandt
- Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke
- Willem Krul
- William of Nassau (1601–1627)
Military personnel who died in Nazi concentration camps
- Akbar Aghayev (lieutenant)
- Alberto Murer
- Aleksander Stawarz
- Armand Huyghé
- Bolesław Roja
- Charles Delestraint
- Christiaan Boers
- Costantino Salvi
- Dmitry Karbyshev
- Donat Makijonek
- Edward Gött-Getyński
- Florian Marciniak
- Friedrich von Rabenau
- George Maduro
- Georges Journois
- Grigory Tkhor
- Guglielmo Barbò
- Hans Oster
- Ivan Shepetov
- Ján Golian
- Jan Karcz
- John Godwin (Royal Navy officer)
- Jules Bastin (soldier)
- Julian Chorążycki
- Kazimierz Kierzkowski
- Kazimierz Skorupka
- Léonel de Moustier
- Ludwig Gehre
- Marcel Pourchier
- Olaf Kullmann
- Robert Byerly
- Roderick Stephen Hall
- Rudolf Viest
- Stefan Rowecki
- Wiktor Wiechaczek
- Wilhelm Canaris
- Witold Dzierżykraj-Morawski
- Yakov Dzhugashvili
Recipients of the Bronze Cross (Netherlands)
- Aart Alblas
- Bram van der Stok
- Bronze Cross (Netherlands)
- Christiaan Boers
- Gerard Bruggink
- Gus Winckel
- Hans Larive
- Jaap Burger
- Kees van Eendenburg
- Michael Packe
- Patrick Delaforce
- Piet de Jong
- Soerjadi Soerjadarma
- Theodore Bachenheimer
- Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow
- William Francis Kynaston Thompson
Royal Netherlands Army personnel of World War II
- Adolf van der Voort van Zijp
- Adriaan Dijxhoorn
- Adrianus Antonius van Nijnatten
- Aernout van Lennep
- Alexander Fiévez
- Andries Jan Pieters
- Bob Duynstee
- Charles Pahud de Mortanges
- Christiaan Boers
- Edzo Toxopeus
- Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
- George Maduro
- Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst
- Hendrik Koekoek
- Henri Winkelman
- Henry Lucien de Vries
- Herman Witte
- Izaak Reijnders
- Jacob Staal
- Jan de Quay
- Jean Hendriks
- Jelle Zijlstra
- Jetty Paerl
- Jo Cals
- Joan van der Waals
- Joop Haex
- Lykele Faber
- Martin Knottenbelt
- Mauk de Brauw
- Max Geldray
- Mochammad Idjon Djanbi
- P. W. Scharroo
- Paul Guermonprez
- Piet Lieftinck
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Raymond Westerling
- Rein Boomsma
- Sidney J. van den Bergh
- Willem Pieter Landzaat
- Willem Sassen
- Willem den Toom
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Boers
Also known as C.F.J. Boers, CFJ Boers, Captain Boers.