Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich

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Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich was a Dutch admiral who played a key role in Allied naval operations in the Pacific during World War II and represented the Netherlands at the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.

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Conrad Helfrich 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf admiral
human
naval officer
awardReceived Military William Order
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of the Netherlands Lion
burialPlace The Hague
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1886-10-11
dateOfDeath 1962-09-20
educatedAt Den Helder Naval Base
surface form: Royal Naval Institute at Willemsoord
employer Royal Netherlands Navy
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Dutch people
familyName Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich self-linksurface differs
surface form: Helfrich
givenName Conrad
hasActivityIn Dutch East Indies
Pacific Ocean
memberOf Royal Netherlands Navy
militaryBranch Royal Netherlands Navy
militaryConflict Pacific War
militaryRank admiral
name Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich self-link
nativeLanguage Dutch
nickname Ship-a-day Helfrich
notableAchievement signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Netherlands
notableEvent service in the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM)
notableFor leadership of Dutch and Allied naval operations in the Pacific during World War II
notableWork command of Dutch naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
occupation naval officer
participantIn signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
participatedIn Pacific War
World War II
placeOfBirth Dutch East Indies
Semarang
placeOfDeath Netherlands
The Hague
positionHeld Commander of Allied naval forces in the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM) naval area
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the East Indies
reasonForNickname aggressive submarine warfare against Japanese shipping
represented Kingdom of the Netherlands
role Netherlands representative at the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
serviceEnd post-World War II
serviceStart early 20th century
sexOrGender male

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Dutch East Indies campaign commander Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich
this entity surface form: Conrad Helfrich
Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich familyName Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Helfrich
Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich name Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich self-link
ABDA Command navalCommander Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich
Japanese Instrument of Surrender signedBy Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich