Izaak Herman Reijnders (27 March 1879 – 31 December 1966) was in charge of the Dutch military high command just prior to

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. He was replaced by

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after Reijnders had had an argument with Defense Minister

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References

* De Jong, Lou. (1969). Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. The Hague.

External links

''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland''

1879 births 1966 deaths Commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands People from Stadskanaal Royal Netherlands Army generals Royal Netherlands Army personnel of World War II {{Netherlands-mil-bio-stub