Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
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Siebren Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema was a Dutch writer who became a resistance fighter and RAF pilot during the Second World War. Near the end of the war he was adjudant (assistant) to Queen Wilhelmina. He was made Knight 4th class of the Military William Order.
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Rapenburg 56, Leiden, where Roelfzema lived as a student
A reconstruction of a cell at the "Orange hotel"
British Motor Gun Boat 316, a sister to MGB 320 assigned to transport "the Mews"
The Grand Hotel at Scheveningen in 1920
Target indicator flares being dropped on Berlin from a Mosquito during a bombing raid
Queen Wilhelmina arrives in Europe accompanied by adjuncts Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema (left) and Peter Tazelaar (in light coat), 2 May 1945
Peter Tazelaar, Rie Stokvis and Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, adjuncts to Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana, on their first day at their temporary home of Anneville near Breda, 2 May 1945.Awards 10
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Siebren Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema was a Dutch writer who became a resistance fighter and RAF pilot during the Second World War. Near the end of the war he was adjudant (assistant) to Queen Wilhelmina. He was made Knight 4th class of the Military William Order. He is perhaps best known for his book Soldaat van Oranje which described his experiences in the war. His book was later made into a film. The book and the film about it eventually were made into the most successful Dutch musical ever, premiering 30 October 2010.
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