Van Voorst tot Voorst served as the Chief Commissioner of the De Verkenners van de Katholieke Jeugdbeweging "Scouts of the Catholic Youth Movement", the Dutch Catholic Scouting organization for boys, from 1946 to 1956, as well as a member of the International Scout Committee.[1] In 1957, van Voorst tot Voorst was awarded the 18th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
herman, voorst, voorst, herman, franciscus, maria, baron, voorst, voorst, hague, august, 1886, july, 1971, dutch, army, officer, politician, herman, baron, voorst, voorstborn, 1886, august, 1886the, haguedied9, july, 1971, 1971, aged, allegiancedutchranklt, co. Lt Gen Herman Franciscus Maria baron van Voorst tot Voorst The Hague 2 August 1886 9 July 1971 was a Dutch Army officer and politician Herman baron van Voorst tot VoorstBorn 1886 08 02 2 August 1886The HagueDied9 July 1971 1971 07 09 aged 84 AllegianceDutchRankLt Gen Commands heldChief of the General StaffRelationsJan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst SeniorOther workChief Commissioner of the De Verkenners van de Katholieke JeugdbewegingHe was the son of Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst Senior and a younger brother of General Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst In 1915 he married Felicia Maria baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye 1889 1952 He attended the Royal Military Academy in Breda and The Hague as well as the Cavalry School at Saumur Baron van Voorst tot Voorst was appointed in February 1940 as Chief of the General Staff under the Supreme Commander of the Land and Naval Forces General Henri Winkelman He was like his brother brought as a prisoner of war to Germany After World War II he was member of the Senate from 1946 to 1949 and member of the Council of State from 1949 to 1961 Van Voorst tot Voorst served as the Chief Commissioner of the De Verkenners van de Katholieke Jeugdbeweging Scouts of the Catholic Youth Movement the Dutch Catholic Scouting organization for boys from 1946 to 1956 as well as a member of the International Scout Committee 1 In 1957 van Voorst tot Voorst was awarded the 18th Bronze Wolf the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting Contents 1 Awards 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAwards edit nbsp Netherlands Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion nbsp Netherlands Commander of the Order of Orange NassauSee also edit nbsp Scouting portalVan Voorst tot VoorstReferences edit John S Wilson 1959 Scouting Round the World First edition Blandford Press p 261 283External links editcomplete list Archived 2020 11 29 at the Wayback Machine Biography of Parliament nbsp This Scouting or Guiding article about a person is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a person from the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herman van Voorst tot Voorst amp oldid 1187935716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
