On Friday, 30 April, former Liberal parliamentarian Hans van Baalen died of cancer. In 2004, Hans van Baalen, together with Frans Timmermans, submitted questions to the Cabinet about the treatment of Polish paratroopers in the years following the Second World … 
Factual report on the making of the Polish award, May 2006 Date Description September 1944 The Polish parachute brigade of General Sosabowski participates in the allied airborne landing near Arnhem. More than 100 Polish soldiers are killed. After the battle, …
The Military Order of William is the oldest and, at the same time, highest honour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The honour was instituted by law, no. 5 of 30 April 1815. That act, comprised of 12 articles, was …
Until 1940, the Netherlands had just two royal honours for bravery: the Military Order of William and the Honourable Mention, instituted in 1877. Changes were made during the Second World War. The Bronze Cross was instituted on 11 June 1940 …
Geertjan Lassche (1976), onderzoeksjournalist bij de EO Netwerk, ontving op 30 januari 2007 op de Poolse ambassade twee bijzondere onderscheidingen: de Bronzen Medaille van het Poolse Leger en het Gouden Kruis van Verdienste van de Poolse Republiek. De eerste is …
