Peter van Uhm
Peter van Uhm (born June 15, 1955 in Nijmegen ) is a Dutch general . He was the Supreme Commander of the Dutch Armed Forces from 2008 to 2012 .
Life
After completing his school education, he went to the Koninklijke Militaire Academie ( Royal Military Academy ) in Breda in 1972 . In 1982 he became company commander in the 43rd Tank Battalion and in 1983 went to Lebanon with this unit . 1984 to 1986 he attended the Hogere Krijgsschool ( Higher Military School ). In 2000 he went to Sarajevo as a brigadier general within the framework of SFOR . On September 5, 2005, van Uhm , who had meanwhile been appointed lieutenant general , became supreme commander of the Dutch army .
On April 17, 2008, Peter van Uhm was appointed supreme commander of the Dutch armed forces as the successor to Dick Berlijn . His son Dennis van Uhm, who was stationed as a first lieutenant in Afghanistan, was killed in a bomb attack a few hours after his father was appointed.
Web links
- Commandant of the Strijdkrachten Generaal van Uhm - Curriculum Vitae. In: minef.nl. Ministerie van Defensie , archived from the original on December 6, 2008 ; Retrieved March 8, 2013 (Dutch).
- Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun. TED.com , January 2012, accessed on March 8, 2013 (English, speech at TEDxAmsterdam in November 2011).
Individual evidence
- ^ Sören Kittel / AP / dpa: Afghanistan: son of the Dutch army chief killed. In: welt.de . April 18, 2008, accessed March 8, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Uhm, Peter van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch general, former supreme commander of the Dutch armed forces |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nijmegen |