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The first king of the Netherlands, William I, founded the Military Order of William and a civilian order, the Order of the Netherlands Lion. His successors founded several orders of merit and some two hundred medals, stars and crosses. The Netherlands never established a colonial order for the Dutch East Indies.
The Decoration for Order and Peace (Dutch: Ereteken voor Orde en Vrede) is a military award of the Netherlands. The medal was established on 12 December 1947 by royal decree of Queen Wilhelmina. The medal commemorates at least three months of service in the Dutch East Indies and adjacent waters during the Indonesian National Revolution.
Recipients of the Bronze Cross (Netherlands) (16 P) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of the Netherlands" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
This list may not reflect recent changes. List of honours of the Dutch royal family by country List of honours of the Netherlands awarded to heads of state and royalty
The Netherlands, as a nation state, dates to 1568, [1] when the Dutch Revolt created the Dutch Empire. Previously, the Germanic tribes had no written language during the ancient and early medieval periods, so what we know about their early military history comes from accounts written in Latin and from archaeology. This causes significant gaps ...
(Veld)Maarschalk (Field) Marshal), OF-10 of the Royal Netherlands Army, abolished in 1914. [ citation needed ] Further in the past there were other ranks: Admiraal-generaal ( General admiral ), Luitenant-admiraal-generaal [ nl ] (Lieutenant General Admiral), and Kapitein-generaal ( Captain General ).
Military history of the Netherlands (20 C, 45 P) I. Military installations of the Netherlands (4 C, 4 P) Dutch intelligence agencies (9 P) L. Military locations of ...
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht) is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces and is led by the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Commandant Luchtstrijdkrachten).