Robbie Wijting

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Robbie Wijting
File:Robbie Wijting.jpg
Chiefs of the Defence Staff
In office
10 December 1976 – 1 November 1980
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGeneral Cor de Jager
Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands
In office
1 November 1973 – 10 December 1976
Preceded byLieutenant general Willem van Rijn
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornAlexander Johannes Wilhelm Wijting
(1925-06-29)29 June 1925
Magelang, Indonesia
Died27 August 1986(1986-08-27) (aged 61)
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Military service
AllegianceFile:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Branch/serviceFile:Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force
Years of service1942-1980
RankFile:Netherlands-AirForce-OF-9.svg General
Battles/warsWorld War II

General Robbie Wijting (29 June 1925 – 27 August 1986) was a Dutch military officer who served as highest-ranking member of the Dutch Armed Forces between 1973 and 1980. First as Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands between 1973 and 1976. And served, after the renaming of the position, as Chiefs of the Defence Staff between 1976 and 1980.[1]

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