Jannie Brombacher Explained

Jannie Herma Brombacher was born on 3 December 1931 in Rotterdam, Netherlands and died on 4 October 1985 in Leiden.^[1] Her brother, Paul Brombacher is a chemistry professor.

Jannie was a major in the (MILVA) of the Royal Netherlands Army and served as an adjutant to Queen Beatrix in the 1980s.^[2]

Brombacher wrote in the Dutch publication, a critique of Netherlands' implementation of the Convention on the Political Rights of Women; specifically the effect on women soldiers' rights during the restructuring of the MILVA and other women units.^[3]

Awards

In 1974 she became an officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.^[4]
In 1984 she became an officer in the French Legion of Honour.
(Onderscheidingsteken voor Langdurige Dienst als officier) with 25 years of service

External

Archive at Nationaal Militair Museum

Notes and References

Web site: 4 July 1988 . Jannie Herma Brombacher . 2024-06-11 . Nationaal Archief.
Web site: collection . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240612001354/https://collectie.nmm.nl/nl/collectie/?q=J.+H.&selected_facets=person_keyword_exact%3ABrombacher%2C+Jannie+Herma&page=1&_gl=1%2A15dppsx%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMTQzNjUxNTk0Mi4xNzE4MTMxMzAw%2A_ga_G6YTYQN5HT%2AMTcxODE1MTAxOS4yLjEuMTcxODE1MTA0My4wLjAuMA.. . 2024-06-12 . 2024-06-12 . Nationaal Militair Museum.
Brombacher . J. H. . Jannie Brombacher . 1979 . Het Verdrag betreffende de politieke rechten van de vrouw . Convention on the Political Rights of Women . . nl . 149 . 10 . 449–451.
News: 29 April 1974 . Lintjesregen . Ribbon-cutting ceremony . . 11 . nl . 19799 . majoor J. H. Brombacher, van de onderafdeling algemene dienst van militaire vrouwenafdeling, te Leiden; officier-milva gereeskundige dienst der le klasse N. Hornstra, van de onderafdeling geneeskundige dienst van de militaire vrouwenafdeling, te Rijswijk (Z-H) . Major J. H. Brombacher, of the general services subdivision of Army Women's Department (MILVA) at Leiden; Officer MILVA Medical Service le class N. Hornstra, of the Medical Service subdivision of Army Women's Department, at Rijswijk (Z-H).