Heije Schaper

Heije Schaper (8 September 1906 – 26 May 1996) was a Dutch naval and air force officer and lieutenant general of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.


Heije Schaper
Heije Schaper in 1966
State Secretary for Defence
In office
22 June 1966  5 April 1967
Serving with Gerard Peijnenburg
Adri van Es
Prime MinisterJo Cals (1966)
Jelle Zijlstra (1966–1967)
Preceded byJan Borghouts
Succeeded byBob Duynstee
Chairman of the
United Defence Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
In office
1 November 1957  10 May 1959
Preceded byBen Hasselman
Succeeded byHenry Propper
Commander of the Royal
Netherlands Air Force
In office
1 May 1956  1 September 1961
Preceded byAnton Baretta
Succeeded byHein Zielstra
Personal details
Born
Heije Schaper

(1906-09-08)8 September 1906
Joure, Netherlands
Died26 May 1996(1996-05-26) (aged 89)
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyIndependent Liberal
Spouse(s)
Titia Feenstra
(m. 1942; his death 1996)
ChildrenHerman Schaper
(born 1949)
2 other sons
Alma materRoyal Naval College
OccupationOfficer · Aviator
Military service
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch/serviceRoyal Netherlands Navy (1929–1954)
Royal Netherlands Air Force (1954–1961)
Years of service1929–1961 (Active duty)
1961–1964 (Reserve)
Rank Lieutenant general
Unit320 Dutch Squadron RAF
Commands321 Dutch Squadron RAF
(1945–1946)
Royal Netherlands Air Force
(1956–1961)
Armed forces of the Netherlands
(1957–1959)
Battles/warsWorld War II
Chief military adjutant to theMonarch of the Netherlands (1962–1978)

Schaper a highly decorated World War II officer was awarded the Military Order of William, the highest honour of the Netherlands on 15 November 1940. Schaper served in the Royal Netherlands Navy and later the Royal Netherlands Air Force. He was the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force from 1 May 1956 until 1 September 1961 and the Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands (highest-ranking military officer) from 1 November 1957 until 10 May 1959. He retired from active service in 1961 and served as State Secretary for Defence, tasked with Air Force affairs from 22 June 1966 until 5 April 1967.[1]

Decorations

Military decorations
Ribbon barDecorationCountryDateComment
Knight 4th Class of the Military Order of William Netherlands 15 November 1940 Highest honour of the Netherlands
Distinguished Flying Cross United Kingdom 10 January 1941
Mobilisation War Cross Netherlands 1 June 1945
War Memorial Cross Netherlands 5 May 1946
Medal for Order and Peace Netherlands
Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service Netherlands 22 June 1966 Honorable discharge
Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 17 April 1967
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands

References

  1. "Schaper, Heije (1906-1996)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Official
Political offices
Preceded by
Jan Borghouts
State Secretary for Defence
1966–1967
Served alongside:
Gerard Peijnenburg
Adri van Es
Succeeded by
Bob Duynstee
Military offices
Preceded by
Anton Baretta
Commander of the Royal
Netherlands Air Force

1956–1961
Succeeded by
Hein Zielstra
Preceded by
Ben Hasselman
Chairman of the
United Defence Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Netherlands

1957–1959
Succeeded by
Henry Propper
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.