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Lieutenant General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (24 July 1887 – 13 October 1941) was Commander-in-Chief of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; KNIL). An Indo – as Eurasians of Indonesian and Dutch descent – Berenschot was the son of a Dutch officer in the KNIL. Upon graduation, he returned to his native East Indies where he distinguished himself as a young subaltern serving in the KNIL during the bloody campaigns in Aceh. In 1934 he became the KNIL's Chief of the General Staff and, in July 1939, was promoted to Commander-in-Chief.

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  • Lieutenant General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (24 July 1887 – 13 October 1941) was Commander-in-Chief of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; KNIL). An Indo – as Eurasians of Indonesian and Dutch descent – Berenschot was the son of a Dutch officer in the KNIL. G. J. Berenschot was the son of Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot and Florence Mildred Rappa. At the age of 15, he was sent to the Netherlands, where he attended cadet school at Alkmaar. He later entered the Royal Military College, from which he graduated first in his class. He was the only commander of Indonesian descent (Indo) in the Dutch East Indies. Upon graduation, he returned to his native East Indies where he distinguished himself as a young subaltern serving in the KNIL during the bloody campaigns in Aceh. In 1934 he became the KNIL's Chief of the General Staff and, in July 1939, was promoted to Commander-in-Chief. Berenschot was regarded as a gifted officer with organisational skills and possibly the best Commander-in-Chief the KNIL ever had. Not only was he a skilled soldier, Berenschot also displayed an impressive understanding of politics and diplomacy. Following the fall of the Netherlands in 1940, Berenschot participated in conferences involving Allied leaders at Singapore, where he was well liked and well regarded by his British and US counterparts. On 13 October 1941, the plane carrying Bereschot back from a conference with British Air Chief Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham crashed in the suburbs of Batavia. There were no survivors. By order of the colonial authorities, all flags on public buildings were hung at half-mast. Berenschot's remains were buried in the cemetery at Bandung. Bereschot's post of Commander-in-Chief of the KNIL was given to Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten, who had the difficult task of preparing the East Indies for the looming war with Japan. Berenschot was married and with three children. His brother was Berend Willem Berenschot. (en)
  • Gerardus Johannes "Johan" Berenschot (24 Juli 1887 – 12 Oktober 1941) ialah letnan jenderal dan komandan KNIL antara tahun 1939-1941. Di Hindia Belanda, ia adalah satu-satunya komandan KNIL yang memiliki darah asli Indonesia. Anak dari Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot, seorang perwira KNIL Belanda, dan Florence Mildred Rappa, Berenschot dikirim ke Belanda pada usia 15 tahun, di mana ia masuk sekolah kadet di Alkmaar. Ia kemudian memasuki , yang dari situ ia lulus sebagai yang teratas di kelasnya. Setelah lulus, ia dikirim balik ke Nederlands-Indië, di mana ia menjadi terkenal sebagai subaltern muda yang berdinas di Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger selama Perang Aceh. Pada tahun 1934, ia menjadi kepala staf jenderal KNIL, dan pada bulan Juli 1939 digantikan oleh Hein ter Poorten ketika naik pangkat sebagai panglima tertinggi. Seorang perwira berbakat dengan kecakapan organisasi yang fenomenal, Jenderal Berenschot kemungkinan merupakan panglima tertinggi terbaik di KNIL yang pernah diketahui. Ia tak hanya terdidik baik dalam seni berperang, tetapi juga menunjukkan pemahaman sempurna di bidang politik dan diplomasi. Meyusul jatuhnya Belanda pada tahun 1940, Jend. Berenschot berhasil ikut serta dalam Konferensi Singapura, di mana ia amat disukai dan dihormati oleh delegasi dari Britania Raya dan Amerika Serikat. Pada tanggal 13 Oktober 1941, pesawat yang membawa jenderal tersebut dari sebuah konferensi dengan jatuh di Kemayoran, Batavia. Tidak ada yang selamat dalam kecelakaan itu. Jabatan panglima tertinggi KNIL kemudian diberikan ke LetJen Ter Poorten, yang memiliki tugas berat mempersiapkan Nederlands-Indie menghadapi perang melawan Kekaisaran Jepang. (in)
  • Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (Solok, 24 juli 1887 – Batavia, voormalig Nederlands-Indië, 13 oktober 1941) was een Nederlandse luitenant-generaal en commandant van het Nederlands-Indische leger. Hij was in het Nederlands-Indische leger de tweede commandant van Indo-Europese afkomst, ook wel genoemd, na G.C.E. (Frits) van Daalen. Vlak voordat aan Japan de oorlog werd verklaard, kwam hij om in een vliegtuigongeluk. (nl)
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  • Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (Solok, 24 juli 1887 – Batavia, voormalig Nederlands-Indië, 13 oktober 1941) was een Nederlandse luitenant-generaal en commandant van het Nederlands-Indische leger. Hij was in het Nederlands-Indische leger de tweede commandant van Indo-Europese afkomst, ook wel genoemd, na G.C.E. (Frits) van Daalen. Vlak voordat aan Japan de oorlog werd verklaard, kwam hij om in een vliegtuigongeluk. (nl)
  • Lieutenant General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (24 July 1887 – 13 October 1941) was Commander-in-Chief of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; KNIL). An Indo – as Eurasians of Indonesian and Dutch descent – Berenschot was the son of a Dutch officer in the KNIL. Upon graduation, he returned to his native East Indies where he distinguished himself as a young subaltern serving in the KNIL during the bloody campaigns in Aceh. In 1934 he became the KNIL's Chief of the General Staff and, in July 1939, was promoted to Commander-in-Chief. (en)
  • Gerardus Johannes "Johan" Berenschot (24 Juli 1887 – 12 Oktober 1941) ialah letnan jenderal dan komandan KNIL antara tahun 1939-1941. Di Hindia Belanda, ia adalah satu-satunya komandan KNIL yang memiliki darah asli Indonesia. Anak dari Gerrit Hendrik Berenschot, seorang perwira KNIL Belanda, dan Florence Mildred Rappa, Berenschot dikirim ke Belanda pada usia 15 tahun, di mana ia masuk sekolah kadet di Alkmaar. Ia kemudian memasuki , yang dari situ ia lulus sebagai yang teratas di kelasnya. (in)
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