How to Pronounce P. W. Scharroo
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Sep 16, 1883 The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands Died on 19 Aug 1963 (aged 79)
Dutch army commander
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About P. W. Scharroo
- Pieter Wilhelmus Scharroo (16 September 1883 – 19 August 1963) was a Dutch military commander in charge during the Battle of Rotterdam.
- While he was trying to negotiate a ceasefire with his German counterparts, the Rotterdam Blitz took place.
- He was frustrated after the bombing, and refused to continue the negotiations with the German army. Scharroo was born in The Hague.
- Prior to the Second World War, he had an impressive civil and military career in the Netherlands as well as the Dutch East Indies.
- Scharroo was also a long-time member of the International Olympic Committee.
- After the war he retired from the army and started a career as a hydrological adviser.
- He died, aged 79, in his home city of The Hague.
- He was never decorated for his attempts to defend the city of Rotterdam.
