Willem Pieter Landzaat
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Willem Pieter Landzaat
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Willem Pieter Landzaat was a Dutch military officer who died during the Battle of the Grebbeberg. In May 1940 Major Landzaat was commander of the 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment Infantry. On 13 May, his command post, located in a pavilion where a restaurant was located, south of "Ouwehands Dierenpark", was surrounded and attacked. Landzaat said he would defend the Grebbeberg to the last man and last bullet. Earlier, on May 12, he had given the command "stand firm behind the rubble" to his troops. He
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Royal Netherlands Army officer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Pieter_Landzaat
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2023-10-30T00:58:48Z
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