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Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea.
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Wilhelm I, Duke of NassauAlso won Knight of the Military Order of William, 3rd class
Piet de JongAlso won Oorlogsherinneringskruis
Simon VestdijkAlso won Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Erwin OlafAlso won Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Saskia NoortAlso won Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Henri WinkelmanAlso won OorlogsherinneringskruisAbout this person
Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea. He was killed in action when his flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was torpedoed during the battle, having chosen to go down with the ship.
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Lived 1889 to 1942 · aged 52
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