The Boven Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands,mainly fed by the river Rhine. The Afgedamde Maas river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede,which at Hardinxveld-Giessendam splits into the Beneden Merwede river on the right and the Nieuwe Merwede river on the left. Its length is 8.8 km (5.5 mi). The Merwede is part of the main shipping route between Rotterdam and Germany.
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814,its origins date back to 1572,when the Staatse Leger was raised making the Dutch standing army one of the oldest in the world. It fought in the Napoleonic Wars,World War II,the Indonesian War of Independence and the Korean War,as well as served with NATO on the Cold War frontiers in West Germany from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Rijkswaterstaat,founded in 1798 as the Bureau voor den Waterstaat and formerly translated to Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management,is a Directorate-General of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands. Its role is the practical execution of the public works and water management,including the construction and maintenance of waterways and roads,and flood protection and prevention. The agency was also involved in the construction of big railway projects such as the Betuweroute and the HSL-Zuid.
The A22 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the shorter motorways in the Netherlands,with a total length of approximately 8 kilometers.
The A8 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It starts at the intersection with the Ring Amsterdam at interchange Coenplein,and leads past Oostzaan,interchange Zaandam,and Zaandijk towards its terminus,just 10 kilometers from its beginning at the Coenplein,near Assendelft.
The A17 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It runs from the interchange Klaverpolder,just south of the Moerdijk bridge in the A16 motorway,towards the interchange De Stok with the A58 motorway,near Roosendaal.
The A38 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. With a total length of just 1.5 kilometers,it is one of the shortest motorways in the Netherlands.
The A20 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 39 kilometers in length.
The A30 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
The A79 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.
The A77 motorway is a short motorway in the Netherlands. It is located in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg.
A200 is a motorway in the Netherlands. It runs from Halfweg to Haarlem.
The Krammer is a body of fresh water located in the western part of Volkerak in the Netherlands.
Johannes Aleidis (Johan) Ringers was a Dutch hydraulic engineer and politician. He served as the director-general of Rijkswaterstaat and later as the director of Dutch East Indies Railways. During World War II,Ringers was appointed as the government commissioner for reconstruction,but was later interned by German forces.
N3,or rijksweg 3,is a freeway in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It connects Dordrecht-Zuid with Papendrecht. It's a freeway that connects the motorways A15 and the A16. There are seven exits.
N11 or rijksweg 11 is a freeway in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is connecting Zoeterwoude,Alphen aan den Rijn,and Bodegraven.
N99 or rijksweg 99 is a freeway in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It connects Den Oever with Den Helder.
Robert Peter Bauer is a Dutch military officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy who has been serving as Chair of the NATO Military Committee since June 2021,succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. He previously served as the Chief of Defence from October 2017 to April 2021,and as the Vice Chief of Defence of the Netherlands of the from 1 September 2015 to 13 July 2017. Bauer was also involved in counter-terrorist and anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean Sea,and in the Horn of Africa.
Onno Eichelsheim is a general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force serving as Chief of Defence of the Netherlands Armed Forces since 15 April 2021. Prior to his post,he served as the Vice Chief of Defence from 1 July 2019 to 8 March 2021.
Lieutenant general Jan Renger (Jan) Swillens is a Royal Netherlands Army officer and Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army since 2024.
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