Cornelis Jacobus Snijders
Cornelis Jacobus Snijders (29 September 1852 - 26 May 1939) was a Dutch military leader. He was born in Nieuwe Tonge on 29 September 1852. In 1865 he went to study in Middelburg but did not finish his education there. 1869 he joined the Royal Military Academy in Breda, becoming an engineer. In 1883 he married Johanna Adriana Everdina. On 1 July 1910 he was made chief of the general staff. He was a proponent of military aviation. In 1913 Snijders created the Aviation Department. Later the navy received an airforce as well. Snijders was also First Chairman of the Dutch Association for Aviation. When tensions grew in anticipation of World War I he was made Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Shortly after he was promoted to full general. In April 1918, one month after the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk which freed Germany on her Eastern Front, he opposed war with Germany, making clear that if war was to be fought he preferred to fight the Entente. He died in Hilversum ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cornelis Jacobus Snijders
Cornelis Jacobus Snijders (29 September 1852 - 26 May 1939) was a Dutch military leader. He was born in Nieuwe Tonge on 29 September 1852. In 1865 he went to study in Middelburg but did not finish his education there. 1869 he joined the Royal Military Academy in Breda, becoming an engineer. In 1883 he married Johanna Adriana Everdina. On 1 July 1910 he was made chief of the general staff. He was a proponent of military aviation. In 1913 Snijders created the Aviation Department. Later the navy received an airforce as well. Snijders was also First Chairman of the Dutch Association for Aviation. When tensions grew in anticipation of World War I he was made Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Shortly after he was promoted to full general. In April 1918, one month after the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk which freed Germany on her Eastern Front, he opposed war with Germany, making clear that if war was to be fought he preferred to fight the Entente. He died in Hilversum ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Order Of Orange-Nassau Ribbon - Grand Officer
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of different ways * Hierarchy, an arrangement of items that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another * an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority People * Orders (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Order'' (album), a 2009 album by Maroon * "Order", a 2016 song from ''Brand New Maid'' by Band-Maid * ''Orders'' (1974 film), a 1974 film by Michel Brault * ''Orders'', a 2010 film by Brian Christopher * ''Orders'', a 2017 film by Eric Marsh and Andrew Stasiulis * ''Jed & Order'', a 2022 film by Jedman Business * Blanket order, purchase order to allow multiple delivery dates over a period of time * Money order or postal order, a financial instrument usually intende ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Order Of The Crown (Belgium)
The Order of the Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne, nl, Kroonorde) is a national order of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Order is one of Belgium's highest honors. History The Order was established on October 15, 1897 by King Leopold II * german: link=no, Leopold Ludwig Philipp Maria Viktor , house = Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , father = Leopold I of Belgium , mother = Louise of Orléans , birth_date = , birth_place = Brussels, Belgium , death_date = ... in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State. The order was first intended to recognize heroic deeds and distinguished service achieved for service in the Congo Free State. In 1908, the Order of the Crown was made a national honour of Belgium, junior to the Order of Leopold (Belgium), Order of Leopold. Currently, the Order of the Crown is awarded for services rendered to the Belgian state, especially for meritorious service in public employment. The Order of the Crown is also awarded for dist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR
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BEL can be an abbreviation for: * The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Belgium * ''BEL'' or bell character in the C0 control code set * Belarusian language, in the ISO 639-2 and SIL country code lists * Bharat Electronics Limited, an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence electronics company * Bellingham (Amtrak station), Washington, United States; Amtrak station code BEL * Behind Enemy Lines (other) * Val de Cães International Airport 3-letter IATA airport code in Belém, Brazil * The ICAO code for Brussels Airlines, a Belgian airline. See also * Bel (other) * Bell (other) * Belle (other) Belle may refer to: * Belle (''Beauty and the Beast'') * Belle (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Belle (surname), a list of people Brands and enterprises * Belle Air, a former airline with headquarters in Tirana, Albania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kruis Van Verdienste Van De Nationale Bond Het Mobilisatiekruis 1914-1918 , Dutch health insurance company
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Kruis (; en, cross) is a surname of primarily Dutch and Flemish origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrea Kruis (born 1962), Dutch comics artist *Deon Kruis (born 1974), South African cricketer * George Kruis (born 1990), British rugby union player *Jan Kruis (1933–2017), Dutch comics artist See also *Zilveren Kruis Zilveren Kruis (Silver Cross) is a Dutch health insurance company, based in Leiden, which was founded in 1949. It is part of the Achmea group which was created in 1995 when it merged with the Avéro-Centraal Beheer Group. The Ziekenhuis Sint Jan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Atjeh Medal
Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a special autonomous status, Aceh is a religiously conservative territory and the only Indonesian province practicing the Sharia law officially. There are ten indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 80% to 90% of the region's population. Aceh is where the spread of Islam in Indonesia began, and was a key factor of the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia. Islam reached Aceh (Kingdoms of Fansur and Lamuri) around 1250 AD. In the early 17th century the Sultanate of Aceh was the most wealthy, powerful and cultivated state in the Malacca Straits region. Aceh has a history of political independence and resistance to control by outsiders, including the former Dutch colonists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NLD Baton Vaardigheidsmedaille NSF
NLD may refer to: * National Landcare Directory, a directory of Australian landcare * National League for Democracy, a political party in Myanmar (Burma) * National League for Democracy (Tanzania), a political party in Tanzania * Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, a skin disorder * Nonverbal learning disorder * Novell Linux Desktop * North London derby * Quetzalcóatl International Airport (IATA airport code NLD; ICAO airport code MMNL), in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico * The Netherlands (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code NLD) * Dutch language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' ... (ISO 639-3 language code nld) See also * NLDS * {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cross Of Merit Of The Netherlands Red Cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. The cross has been widely recognized as a symbol of Christianity from an early period.''Christianity: an introduction'' by Alister E. McGrath 2006 pages 321-323 However, the use of the cross as a religious symbol predates Christianity; in the ancient times it was a pagan religious symbol throughout Europe and western Asia. The effigy of a man hanging on a cross was set up in the fields to protect the crops. It often appeared in conjunction with the female-genital circle or oval, to signify the sacred marriage, as in Egyptian amu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |