Mixed - Request for Identification

[AlifRafikKhan]

De Nederlandse generale staf in krijgsgevangenschap in Duitsland. Generaal-Majoor H.F.K. [= H.F.M.] Baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Commandant Veldleger [= Chef van de Staf der Afdeling Landmacht bij het Algemeen Hoofdkartier]. Vice-Admiraal N.J. van Laer, Dir.Gen. [= Inspecteur-Generaal] b/h Loodswezen. Generaal-Majoor A.R. van der Bont [= A.R. van den Bent], Adjudant in b.d.v. H.M. de Koningin. Generaal Winkelman[= H.G. Winkelman], Opperbevelhebber van Land- en Zeemacht. Luitenant-Generaal P.W. Best, Commandant 5e Afdeling Luchtdoelartillerie [= Commandant van de Luchtverdediging]. Luitenant-Generaal J.J.G. Baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Chef General Staf en Legerbevelhebber [= Commandant van het Veldleger, tevens Commandant der Vesting Holland, Gouverneur der Residentie]. H.Ch.G. Baron van Lanrick [= H.Ch.G. Baron van Lawick], Gouverneur Koninlijke Militaire Academie, Breda.

Hi, can someone tell me the position of this generals in the picture? The caption is not mentioned which one. And also the first name of Admiral van Laer (I couldn't found it on internet).

Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/deta ... 0222004303

[jwsleser]

Numbered this way:

1 2 3 4 (back row)
5 6 7 (front row)

1. genmaj H.F.M. bn. van Voorst tot Voorst
2. genmaj A.R. van den Bent
3. ltgen P.W. Best
4. H.Ch.G. Baron van Lanrick
5. vice-admiraal N.J. van Laer
6. gen H.G. Winkelman
7. ltgen J.J.G. bn. van Voorst tot Voorst

Compare the individuals to those in this picture Nederlandse officieren in Duitse krijgsgevangenschap in Offlag VIII E

Pista! Jeff

[Steen Ammentorp]

Hi, can someone tell me the position of this generals in the picture? The caption is not mentioned which one. And also the first name of Admiral van Laer (I couldn't found it on internet).

Full name: Nicolaas Johannes van Laer (1876-1963)

[AlifRafikKhan]

Thank you guys

[jwsleser]

Steen

May I ask where you found Laer's full name. I looked in all the books and Google searches that I could. I had no luck. WW2 Nederlands is a major research area for me.

Pista! Jeff

[Steen Ammentorp]

Hi Jeff,

Sure - I made a search in the digital library of the Netherlands at https://www.delpher.nl/ and found an newspaper article dealing with his promotion to Vice-Admiraal in 1934 here: https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd: ... eg21:a0148 It gives his full name.

[jwsleser]

Wow, excellent! Thank you. New site for me to explore.

Pista! Jeff

[ttvon]

Hello,
Who is the Serbian Brigadier General(328)?
1940-1945

ttvon