François van 't Sant
François van 't Sant | |
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| Born | 2 November 1883 |
| Died | 3 June 1966 (aged 83) |
| Awards | Grand Officer in the Order of the House of Orange Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Officer in the National Order of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander in the Order of the Crown of Italy Commander in the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Officer in the Order of Christ (Portugal) Knight in the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden) Officer in the Royal Order of Vasa (Sweden) Officer in the Order of the Crown of Belgium |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Rank | Head-commissioner of police Major-general |
| Operations | World War I and World War II |
François van 't Sant (11 February 1883 – 3 June 1966) was a Dutch head-commissioner of police, leading intelligence figure and confidant of Queen Wilhelmina and other members of the Dutch Royal House of Orange-Nassau. In both World War I and World War II he played a key role in combined Dutch-British intelligence operations.