Mart de Kruif

Mart de Kruif MSM is a three-star general in the Royal Netherlands Army and served as its executive commander.

Mart de Kruif
Born (1958-09-01) September 1, 1958
Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands.
Allegiance The Netherlands
Service/branchRoyal Dutch Army
Years of service1981–2016
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldRoyal Netherlands Army
ISAF Regional Command South
43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade
42 Pantserinfanteriebataljon Limburgse Jagers
Battles/warsISAF Afghanistan
SFOR Bosnia and Herzegovina
Awards Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)
Officer in the Legion of Honour (France)
Knight Commander's Cross in the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Biography

Mart De Kruif received his military education at the Royal Military Academy in Breda. Later he was also educated at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr and the U.S. Army War College. He held several positions within the Netherlands Army before he became commander of the 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade in Havelte in 2007.

On November 1, 2008 he was promoted to Major General. On the same day he took over the Regional Command South (RC-S) of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan from Canadian Major General Marc Lessard.[1] Under his command the size of RC-S doubled to 40.000 troops. He held this command until November 1, 2009, when he was succeeded by British Major General Nick Carter.

From May 2010 till October 2011 he served as the Deputy Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army. Promoted to Lieutenant General on October 17, 2011, de Kruif assumed the post of Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army on October 25.[2] He retired on 24 March 2016.[3]

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References
  1. Elections 'vital': new NATO chief south Afghanistan, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, October 22, 2008]
  2. Appointment news at Dutch ministry of Defence Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Leo Beulen gaat landmacht leiden" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Rob Bertholee		 Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army
2011–2016		 Succeeded by
Leo Beulen


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