The Generals of WWII

Generals from The Netherlands Flag for The Netherlands
Portrait of Lieutenant-General Willem Roëll

Roëll

Willem, Lieutenant-General

(1873 – 1958)

1925
- 1926
Commanding Officer 6th Field Artillery Regiment
1926
- 1929
Commanding Officer 1st artillery Brigade
1929
- 1932
General Officer Commanding 1st Detachment
1929
- 1932
General Officer Commanding 1st Division
1932
- 1937
Commander in Chief of the Field Army
1937
Retired
1940
Head Resistance Organisation Ordedienst
1940
- 1941
In hostage by the Germans
1942
- 1945
Prisoner of War
Picture source: Courtesy of Hans Houterman & www.unithistories.com