Luuk Kroon
Kroon in 2004
Luuk Kroon (b. December 13, 1942, Ridderkerk – d. June 19, 2012, The Hague) was a Dutch naval officer. Kroon served as the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1995 to 1998 and Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff from 1998 until 2004.[1] He died in The Hague on June 19, 2012, at the age of 69.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords
- Officer's Long Service Cross
- Marriage Medal 2002 (celebrates the wedding of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Máxima Zorreguieta)
- Navy Medal
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium
- Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) (Ordre National du Mérite)
- Cross of Honour of the Bundeswehr in Gold (Germany)
References
- 1 2 "Oud-topmilitair Kroon overleden". NOS Nieuws. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links
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