| Caption | Hein ter Poorten's prisoner of war file, 1940s ww2dbase | ||||
| Source | ww2dbaseTropenmuseum of the Netherlands | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Added Date | 6 May 2013 | ||||
| Licensing | Creative Commons |
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[Translation of the file is as follows] ID Number: V 296.4 Name: Hein ter Poorten Nationality: Dutch Age: 56 Service: Army, Lieutenant General Heigh: 1 Meter 790 Special Characteristics: Red hair [The latter note, "red hair", did not necessarily mean that ter Poorten had red hair; rather, the phrase was a common Asian stereotype describing Europeans in general.]