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Apr 23, 1889 Utrecht, Netherlands Died on 28 Feb 1942 (aged 52)
Dutch admiral
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About Karel Doorman
- Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (23 April 1889 – 28 February 1942) was a Dutch naval officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle of the Java Sea.
- He was killed in action when his flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was torpedoed during the battle, having chosen to go down with the ship.
