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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Gerardus Johannes Berenschot''' ([[Solok]], July 24, 1887 – [[Kemayoran]], [[Jakarta|Batavia]] (Jakarta), October 13, 1941) was an [[Indo people|Indo (Eurasian)]] born in the [[Dutch East Indies]]. Berenschot was the son of Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot, a Dutch officer in the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army]] (''Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger'' - KNIL), and Florence Mildred Rappa. He was sent to the [[Netherlands]] at the age of 15, where he attended a cadet school at [[Alkmaar]]. He later entered the Royal Military College, from which he graduated first in his class. He was the only commander of Indian descent (Indo) in the Dutch East Indies.
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Gerardus Johannes Berenschot''' ([[Solok]], July 24, 1887 – [[Kemayoran]], [[Jakarta|Batavia]] (Jakarta), October 13, 1941) was Commander-in_Chief of the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army|''Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger'']] (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; KNIL). An [[Indo people|Indo]] – as Eurasians of Indonesian and Dutch descent – Berenschot was the son of a Dutch officer in the KNIL.

G. J. Berenschot was the son of Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot and Florence Mildred Rappa. At the age of 15, he was sent to the [[Netherlands]], where he attended cadet school at [[Alkmaar]]. He later entered the Royal Military College, from which he graduated first in his class. He was the only commander of Indonesian descent (Indo) in the Dutch East Indies.


Upon graduation, he returned to his native East Indies where he distinguished himself as a young subaltern serving in the KNIL during the bloody campaigns in [[Aceh War|Aceh]].
Upon graduation, he returned to his native East Indies where he distinguished himself as a young subaltern serving in the KNIL during the bloody campaigns in [[Aceh War|Aceh]].


In 1934 he became the KNIL's Chief of the General Staff, and in July 1939 was replaced by [[Hein ter Poorten]] upon his promotion to Commander-in-Chief.
In 1934 he became the KNIL's Chief of the General Staff and, in July 1939, was promoted to Commander-in-Chief.


An extremely gifted officer with phenomenal organisational skills, Berenschot was perhaps the best Commander-in-Chief the KNIL ever knew. Not only was he well trained in the arts of warfare, but he also displayed an impressive understanding of politics and diplomacy.
Berenschot was regarded as a gifted officer with organisational skills and possibly the best Commander-in-Chief the KNIL ever had.{{cn|Aug2014}} Not only was he a skilled soldier, Berenschot also displayed an impressive understanding of politics and diplomacy.{{cn|Aug2014}} Following the [[Battle of the Netherlands|fall of the Netherlands]] in 1940, Berenschot participated in conferences involving Allied leaders at Singapore, where he was well liked and well regarded by his British and US counterparts.{{cn|Aug2014}}


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On October 13, 1941, the plane carrying Bereschot back from a conference with British Air Chief Marshal [[Robert Brooke-Popham]] crashed in the suburbs of [[Jakarta|Batavia]]. There were no survivors. By order of the colonial authorities, all flags on public buildings were hung at half-mast. Berenschot's remains were buried in the cemetery at [[Bandung]].
Following the fall of the Netherlands in 1940, Berenschot successfully participated in the Singapore Conferences, where he was well liked and well regarded by his British and American counterparts.


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Bereschot's post of Commander-in-Chief of the KNIL was given to Lieutenant General [[Hein ter Poorten]], who had the difficult task of preparing the East Indies for the looming [[Pacific War|war with Japan]].
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On October 13, 1941, the plane carrying the General back from a conference with British Air Chief Marshal [[Robert Brooke-Popham]] crashed in one of the native suburbs of [[Jakarta|Batavia]]. There were no survivors. By order of the colonial authorities, all flags on public buildings were hung at half-mast. Berenschot's remains were buried in the cemetery at [[Bandung]].


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General Johannes Bereschot's post of Commander-in-Chief of the KNIL was given to Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten, who had the difficult task of preparing the East Indies for the coming war with [[Japan]].
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Begrafenis van generaal Berenschot op het Pandoe-kerkhof te Bandung TMnr 10001588.jpg|thumb|left|Funeral of Berenschot in Bandung, 1941.]]
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Begrafenis van generaal Berenschot op het Pandoe-kerkhof te Bandung TMnr 10001588.jpg|thumb|left|Funeral of Berenschot in Bandung, 1941.]]


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Gerardus Johannes Berenschot
General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot
Born24 July 1887
Solok
Died13 October 1941 (1941-10-14) (aged 54)
Batavia (Jakarta)
AllegianceNetherlands Netherlands
Service/branchRoyal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL)
RankLt General, Commander of the KNIL
Commands heldAceh War (1910-1915)
Other workProfessor at the Military Academy (1925-1930)

Lieutenant General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (Solok, July 24, 1887 – Kemayoran, Batavia (Jakarta), October 13, 1941) was Commander-in_Chief of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; KNIL). An Indo – as Eurasians of Indonesian and Dutch descent – Berenschot was the son of a Dutch officer in the KNIL.

G. J. Berenschot was the son of Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot and Florence Mildred Rappa. At the age of 15, he was sent to the Netherlands, where he attended cadet school at Alkmaar. He later entered the Royal Military College, from which he graduated first in his class. He was the only commander of Indonesian descent (Indo) in the Dutch East Indies.

Upon graduation, he returned to his native East Indies where he distinguished himself as a young subaltern serving in the KNIL during the bloody campaigns in Aceh.

In 1934 he became the KNIL's Chief of the General Staff and, in July 1939, was promoted to Commander-in-Chief.

Berenschot was regarded as a gifted officer with organisational skills and possibly the best Commander-in-Chief the KNIL ever had.[citation needed] Not only was he a skilled soldier, Berenschot also displayed an impressive understanding of politics and diplomacy.[citation needed] Following the fall of the Netherlands in 1940, Berenschot participated in conferences involving Allied leaders at Singapore, where he was well liked and well regarded by his British and US counterparts.[citation needed]

On October 13, 1941, the plane carrying Bereschot back from a conference with British Air Chief Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham crashed in the suburbs of Batavia. There were no survivors. By order of the colonial authorities, all flags on public buildings were hung at half-mast. Berenschot's remains were buried in the cemetery at Bandung.

Bereschot's post of Commander-in-Chief of the KNIL was given to Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten, who had the difficult task of preparing the East Indies for the looming war with Japan.

Funeral of Berenschot in Bandung, 1941.

Berenschot was married and with three children. His brother was Berend Willem Berenschot.

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