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General
Izaak Reijnders
Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces
In office 28 August 1939 – 6 February 1940
Preceded by
Vacant (1919-1939) Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop
Succeeded by
General Henri Winkelman
Personal details
Born
(1879-03-27)27 March 1879 Onstwedde, Netherlands
Died
13 December 1966(1966-12-13) (aged 87) The Hague, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance
Netherlands
Branch/service
Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service
1896-1940
Rank
General
Izaak Herman Reijnders (27 March 1879 – 31 December 1966) was in charge of the Dutch military high command just prior to World War II. He was replaced by Henri Winkelman after Reijnders had had an argument with Defense Minister Adriaan Dijxhoorn who repeatedly went behind his back and conspired to keep from him the authority that was lawfully his during the state of war. During the short German campaign in the Netherlands, May 1940, General Reijnders' predictions about the airborne assault on airfields in Holland, the German breakthrough at Mill, as well as the viability of the IJssel Line and Grebbe Line were proven spot on.
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