1. Robert Antonius Cornelis "Rob" Bertholee is a retired lieutenant general of the Royal Netherlands Army who served the head of the General Intelligence and Security Service from 2011 to 2018.
14 Facts About Rob Bertholee
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Rob Bertholee previously was Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army from 2008 to 2011.
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Rob Bertholee enrolled in the Koninklijke Militaire Academie at Breda in 1975.
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Rob Bertholee subsequently held a number of different commands in The Netherlands and Germany.
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Rob Bertholee continued his military education starting in January 1987, enrolling in the Staff Service and Advanced Military Studies courses.
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Rob Bertholee attended the United States Command and General Staff Officer Course in 1992, attaining a master's degree in Military Art and Science.
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From 1995 to 1997 Rob Bertholee served as commander of the 41st Field Artillery Group in Seedorf.
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Rob Bertholee was deployed to Kosovo in 2000 as commander of the Dutch contingent and was responsible for planning and executing their redeployment.
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Rob Bertholee held this position through December 2001, when he was promoted brigadier general and given the Chief of Staff position of the First Combined German-Dutch Army Corps in Munster.
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Rob Bertholee returned to Munster in August 2003 and continued there through 2004, preparing his Corps for NATO certification for the NATO Response Force.
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Two weeks after achieving certification Rob Bertholee ceded the First Corps Chief of Staff position to his successor.
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Rob Bertholee was awarded the Gold Cross of Honour of the German Bundeswehr by the German Minister of Defense at that time.
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Effective 1 February 2005 Rob Bertholee was promoted major general and assigned Director of the Operational Preparedness Control Board.
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General Rob Bertholee was promoted Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army on 13 March 2008.