Translate

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Belgium keeping own navy according to the Dutch newspaper Limburger Koerier dated 12 October 1925

An item reported that during the meeting of the maritime and military commission at Brussels after a statement of general Maglinse chief of the general staff decided was with 25 against 2 votes to keep the navy.(1)

Note
1. This general was a year later on 22 January dismissed. See further the link http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bouw029kron01_01/bouw029kron01_01_1368.php#a1368 Henri Hector Maglinse (1869-1945) received in 1918 the US Army Distinguished Service Medal.