Hein ter Poorten

Hein ter Poorten
Portrait c. 1941
Born(1887-11-21)21 November 1887
Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies
Died15 January 1968(1968-01-15) (aged 80)
The Hague, Netherlands
Allegiance Netherlands
Service/branchRoyal Netherlands East Indies Army
Years of service1908–1945
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldAmerican-British-Dutch-Australian Command
Battles/warsDutch East Indies campaign
Spouse(s)
Agneta C. Roqué
(m. 1912⁠–⁠1925)
[1]
Anna Maria Bergman
(m. 1934)
[1]

Hein ter Poorten (21 November 1887 – 15 January 1968) was a Dutch military officer. He was the commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in World War II. Ter Poorten was also Allied land forces commander in the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command on Java during early 1942.[2]

  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Poorten, Hein ter (1887-1968), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, 2013. Retrieved on 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ Klemen, L (1999–2000). "Lieutenant-General Hein Ter Poorten". Dutch East Indies Campaign website. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.

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