Luuk Kroon (13 December 1942,

Ridderkerk Ridderkerk () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is covered by water. The municipality of Ridderkerk also includes th ...

– 19 June 2012) was a Dutch

naval officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent ...

. Kroon served as the

Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy () (CZsk) is the Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces, highest-ranking Officer (armed forces), officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The CZsk reports directly to the Chief of Defence (Netherlands) ...

from 1995 to 1998 and Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff from 1998 until 2004. He died in

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on 19 June 2012, at the age of 69.

Awards and decorations

* Commander of the

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau () is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for ...

with Swords * Officer's Long Service Cross * Marriage Medal 2002 (celebrates the wedding of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Máxima Zorreguieta) * Navy Medal * Grand Officer of the

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* Commander of the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a Awards and decorations of the United States military, military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievemen ...

(United States) * Commander of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

(France) * Officer of the

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(''Ordre National du Mérite'') * Cross of Honour of the Bundeswehr in Gold (Germany)

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* 1942 births 2012 deaths People from Ridderkerk Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Netherlands) Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Navy Royal Netherlands Navy admirals Royal Netherlands Navy officers Grand Officers of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Commanders of the Legion of Merit Commanders of the Legion of Honour Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Recipients of the Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr {{Netherlands-bio-stub