Henri Gerard Winkelman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henri Gerard Winkelman, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

2 records1940–19402 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Defence of the Netherlands10 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands · Maastricht

Directs national resistance during the opening phase of the invasion.

German Invasion of Maastricht10 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands · Maastricht

Commands Dutch forces as Germany attacks Maastricht and the Meuse crossings.

Titles and roles

General · Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.