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The rank insignia for Onderluitenant in the KNIL (and later the Royal Army) consisted of two dots. Onderluitenant Jacques Willem van Asdonck ( Rangkasbitung , West Java , 1914) was the last Onderluitenant to leave active service in 1969.
The ranks of the Royal Netherlands were established by royal decree of Queen Juliana in 1956. [93] Each regiment and corps has a distinctive cap badge and beret . Many units also call soldiers of different ranks by different names, for example a NATO OR-1 private is called a hussar ( huzaar ) in cavalry regiments and a cannoneer ( kannonier ...
The military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces are similar to those of fellow NATO member states and were established by Royal Decree. The highest-ranking officer in the Dutch military is the Chief of Defence, who is a four-star officer (NATO OF-9).
The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) (English: Commando Corps) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army.The KCT traces its origins to the Second World War with the founding of No. 2 (Dutch) Troop, and the founding of the Korps Speciale Troepen during the Indonesian War of Independence.
Note: The only Dutch military unit that do not wear a beret are the Gele Rijders (Horse Artillery), who wear a blue garrison cap with yellow trimming. Air Force: Grey-blue – Royal Netherlands Air Force; Military Police: Bright blue – with emblem Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Gendarmerie) Other: UN blue – All military members of the ...
Military ranks of the Royal Netherlands Navy (3 P) Pages in category "Military ranks of the Netherlands" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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Template: Ranks and insignia of NATO armies/OR/Netherlands. 1 language. ... Royal Netherlands Army [1. Adjudant-onderofficier: Sergeant-majoor/ Opperwachtmeester: