Jannie Brombacher
Jannie Herma Brombacher was born on 3 December 1931 in Rotterdam, Netherlands and died on 4 October 1985 in Leiden. Her brother, Paul Brombacher, was a chemistry professor.
Jannie was a major in the of the Royal Netherlands Army and served as an adjutant to Queen Beatrix in the 1980s.
Brombacher wrote in the Dutch publication, a critique of Netherlands' implementation of the Convention on the Political Rights of Women; specifically the effect on women soldiers' rights during the restructuring of the MILVA and other women units.
Awards
- In 1974 she became an officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
- In 1984 she became an officer in the French Legion of Honour.
- with 25 years of service