Tjalling Bakker

Tjalling Bakker ( October 7, 1885 - April 18, 1962 ) was a Dutch lieutenant general in the Royal Dutch-Indian Army ( Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger ) .

Life

After attending school, Bakker completed military training and was employed by the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (KNIL) in the Dutch East Indies . After his promotion to lieutenant colonel (Luitenant-kolonel) on February 3, 1931, he became an officer in the General Staff of the KNIL and after his promotion to Colonel (Colonel) on February 22, 1933, he was initially commander of the 2nd regiment of the KNIL, before he was between October 1934 and June 11, 1935 was commander of the 6th regiment of the KNIL. His successor as commander of the 6th regiment was Colonel Rudolph Bakkers .

After his promotion to major general (Generaal-majoor) on June 11, 1935, Bakker became commander of the 1st Division of the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger, stationed on Java , and held this post until his retirement on July 29, 1939 Division included the 1st and 2nd regiments, the coastal defense area of Batavia - Tanjung Priok , the 3rd anti-aircraft battalion and the rapid battalion . At the same time he was in personal union from June 11, 1935 to July 29, 1939 also commander of the 1st division of the KNIL, which was subordinate to the artillery. Successor as commander of the commanders of the 1st Division was on July 29, 1939 Major General Jacob Jan Pesman . On July 29, 1939, he retired and was promoted to lieutenant general (Luitenant-generaal) when he was retired .

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, stated Dutch government in exile the Empire of Japan in cooperation with the United States , Britain and other countries to war. Between December 16, 1941 and March 8, 1942, the Japanese army conquered all of the Dutch East Indies. On March 9, 1942 took place against the attackers on the island of Java , the unconditional surrender . The area remained in Japanese hands until the end of the war in 1945.

During this time, Lieutenant General Bakker was recalled to military service in 1941 and took over the function of chairman of the Local Mobilization Council of the Royal Dutch-Indian Army before he was taken prisoner by Japan on August 17, 1942 . Shortly before Japan's surrender on September 2, 1945, Bakker was released from captivity on August 19, 1945.

literature

Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 ( books.google.de ).

Web links

Entry in The Generals of WWII

Individual evidence

^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 , pp. 214 ( books.google.de ).
^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 , pp. 210, 214 ( books.google.de ).
↑ Decision at Midway. In: The History of the Art of War. Retrieved July 19, 2008 .
^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 , pp. 207 ( books.google.de ).

personal data
SURNAME	Bakker, Tjalling
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	October 7, 1885
DATE OF DEATH	April 18, 1962

[1] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 , pp. 214 ( books.google.de ).

[2] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 , pp. 210, 214 ( books.google.de ).

[3] Decision at Midway. In: The History of the Art of War. Retrieved July 19, 2008 .

[4] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World war II . Trafford Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4907-3386-9 , pp. 207 ( books.google.de ).