Dirk Reinhard Adelbert van Langen

Dirk Reinhard Adelbert van Langen
Born17 May 1898
Magelang, Dutch East Indies
Died20 January 1983(1983-01-20) (aged 84)
Doorn, the Netherlands
AllegianceNetherlands
BranchRoyal Netherlands Army
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Years of service1916–1950
RankMajor general
CommandsRoyal Netherlands East Indies Army
T-Brigade
Battles / wars
Awards
  • Mobilisation war Cross 1940
  • Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion
  • Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau with Swords
  • Officer's Cross
  • Bronze Lion
  • The Decoration for Order and Peace with buckles 1945/1946/1947/1948/1949
RelationsHans Goedkoop (grandson)

Major general Dirk Reinhard Adelbert van Langen (17 May 1898 – 20 January 1983) was a member of the chief of staff of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), the territorial commander of East Java, and commander of the T-Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army from 1946 to 1949, during the Indonesian National Revolution.

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