Willem van Rijn

Lieutenant general Willem van Rijn (29 December 1915 – 20 October 1997) was a Dutch military officer who served as Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands between 1972 and 1973. ^[1]

Lieutenant general Willem van Rijn
Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands
In office 15 January 1972 – 1 November 1973
Preceded by	Lieutenant admiral Hugo van den Wall Bake
Succeeded by	General Robbie Wijting
Personal details
Born	(1915-12-29)29 December 1915 Scheveningen, Netherlands
Died	20 October 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 81) The Hague, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1939-1973
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	World War II