General

General

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 Simon Hendrik Spoor (Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, January 12, 1902 – Batavia, May 25, 1949) was the Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

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 of the Dutch

Dutch people

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 Armed Forces

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 in the Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....

 from 1946 to 1949, during the Indonesian National Revolution

Indonesian National Revolution

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Career

In 1923 Spoor graduated from the Koninklijke Militaire Academie

Koninklijke Militaire Academie

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 and joined the Royal Dutch East Indies Army. He was also a teacher at his alma mater

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In 1943, he became director of the Dutch military information service (NEFIS) in Australia

Australia

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After the Dutch re-occupation of the Dutch East Indies, he led the two Dutch police action

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s; Operatie Product

Operatie Product

Operatie Product, was the first of two major Dutch military offensives against the Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution. It took place following Dutch assertions that Indonesia cooperated insufficiently in the implementation of the Linggadjati Agreement, which had been...

 and Operatie Kraai

Operatie Kraai

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General Spoor died unexpectedly on 25 May 1949.