
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 | ||||
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4 Feb 2013 06:31:54 PM
[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.]