Ted Meines, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ted Meines

Dutch resistance fighter

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Huizum, Friesland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2016

Profession: resistance fighter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Tette "Ted" Meines (25 September 1921 – 24 December 2016) was a lieutenant general in the Royal Netherlands Army and an activist for veterans' rights.
During World War II, he was a member of the Dutch resistance and helped Jewish families, for which he was awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by Israel.
After the war had ended, Meines saw active service in the Politionele acties.
During and after his military career, he became involved in veteran affairs and was instrumental in the setting up of several veterans organizations.
He is considered the founder of the Dutch veteran affairs policy.