General Cornelis "Cor" de Jager (17 August 1925 – 1 December 2001) was an officer of the Royal Netherlands Army, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1980 to 1983 and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1983 to 1986.[1]
Cor de Jager | |
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.jpg) De Jager in 1979 | |
| Chair of the NATO Military Committee | |
| In office November 1983 – 30 September 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hilborn Falls |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Altenburg |
| Chiefs of the Defence Staff | |
| In office 1 November 1980 – 5 July 1983 | |
| Preceded by | General Robbie Wijting |
| Succeeded by | General Govert Huijser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelis de Jager 17 August 1925 Oostburg, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 December 2001 (aged 76) Bosch en Duin, Netherlands |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Netherlands |
| Branch/service |  Royal Netherlands Army |
| Years of service | 1949-1986 |
| Rank |  General |
Selected publications
edit- "NATO's Strategy", NATO Review, 34/5 (October 1986).
References
edit- ^ Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to Cor de Jager at Wikimedia Commons
