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About Herman Laatsman
Johan Herman Laatsman de Bailleul was a Dutch diplomat with a distinguished record for Resistance during World War II. For his contributions to the Allied cause, particularly as a member of the Dutch-Paris Escape Line, Laatsman was named a Ridder van Orde de Oranje-Nassau, a Commandeur de la Legion d’Honneur, merite international pour courage et devouément, and awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. The citation for the Medal of Freedom mentions that he embarked on a “self-imposed mission with outstanding success” and enabled the escape of at least 112 Allied aviators.
Everything about Herman Laatsman →- Occupation
- diplomat, resistance fighter
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- September 14, 1903
- Died
- May 28, 1976