Dick Berlijn

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Dick Lodewijk Berlijn
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Berlijn in 2005
Chief of Defence
In office
5 June 2004 17 April 2008

General Dick Lodewijk Berlijn (born March 18, 1950, in Amsterdam) is a retired Royal Netherlands Air Force four-star general, who served as Chief of Defence of the Netherlands (Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff) from 2004, when he succeeded Lt. Adm. Luuk Kroon, until 2008, when he was succeeded by Gen. Peter van Uhm. In 2005, the post was renamed from Chef-Defensiestaf to Commandant der Strijdkrachten ("Commander of the Armed Forces") following a reorganisation, but the term "Chief of Defence Staff" is still the one usually used in English translations. His office saw Dutch military presence in Uruzgan with ISAF, as well as naval contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, among other interventions. He has been awarded [2] with the Légion d'honneur and the Legion of merit, and the Order of Orange-Nassau, all in the degree of commander, and the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords. Berlijn graduated from the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in 1973. [3]

Awards and honours

Order of Orange-Nassau - Commander.png Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau with the Swords
US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png Commander in the Legion of Merit
Legion of Honour - Commander (France).png Commander in the Legion of Honour
Vierdaagse Medal Bar.png Cross for the Four Day Marches
Officierskruis baton.jpg Officers Cross
NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia

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References

  1. Article on Dick Berlijn in AD
  2. Awards of Dick Berlijn on NATO website
  3. Dick Berlijn on the NATO website
New title Chief of Defence
5 September 2005-17 April 2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff (old, Chef-Defensiestaf)
2004-5 September 2005
Position discontinued