Thom Karremans
Thom Karremans | |
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| Born | 29 November 1948 Appledorn, Netherlands |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Branch | Royal Netherlands Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | Commander of Dutchbat |
| Battles / wars | |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy |
| Spouse(s) | 1 |
Thomas Jakob Peter Karremans (born 29 December 1948) is the former commander of Dutchbat troops in Srebrenica at the time of the Srebrenica genocide during the Bosnian War. Dutchbat had been assigned to defend the Bosniak enclave made the U.N. "safe area", but it failed to prevent the Serbs from taking the city.