Honorific Prefix: | General |
Cor de Jager | |
Office: | Chair of the NATO Military Committee |
Term Start: | November 1983 |
Term End: | 30 September 1986 |
Predecessor: | Robert Hilborn Falls |
Successor: | Wolfgang Altenburg |
Office1: | Chiefs of the Defence Staff |
Term Start1: | 1 November 1980 |
Term End1: | 5 July 1983 |
Predecessor1: | General Robbie Wijting |
Successor1: | General Govert Huijser |
Birth Name: | Cornelis de Jager |
Birth Date: | 17 August 1925 |
Birth Place: | Oostburg, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Bosch en Duin, Netherlands |
Allegiance: | Netherlands |
Serviceyears: | 1949-1986 |
Rank: | General |
General Cornelis "Cor" de Jager (17 August 1925 – 1 December 2001) was an officer of the Royal Netherlands Army, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1980 to 1983 and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1983 to 1986.[1]