George John Lionel Maduro (15 July 1916 – 9 February 1945) was a Dutch law student who served as an officer in the 1940 Battle of the Netherlands and distinguished himself in repelling the German attack on The Hague. He was posthumously awarded the medal of Knight 4th-class of the Military Order of William, the highest and oldest military decoration in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. His heroic acts are included in the Canon of Dutch History.
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15 July 1916 Willemstad (Curaçao)
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Died |
9 February 1945 (aged 28) Dachau, Nazi Germany
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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