Victor van Strydonck de Burkel
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Lieutenant-general BEM Victor Jean Clement, Baron van Strydonck de Burkel[lower-alpha 1] (16 July 1876, Antwerp – 4 August 1961, Etterbeek)[lower-alpha 2][1] was a general of the Belgian Army and the primary architect of the formation of the Free Belgian Forces after Belgium's official surrender on May 28, 1940 in World War II.
Belgian army officer
Baron van Strydonck de Burkel | |
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 General van Strydonck de Burkel in London, 1943 | |
| Birth name | Victor Jean Clement van Strydonck |
| Born | (1876-07-16)16 July 1876 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 4 August 1961(1961-08-04) (aged 85) Etterbeek, Belgium |
| Service/ | Belgian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Chief of the Belgian Military Mission to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |