Gerardus Johannes Berenschot

Gerardus Johannes Berenschot
General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot
Born(1887-07-24)24 July 1887
Died13 October 1941(1941-10-13) (aged 54)
Batavia (Jakarta)
Allegiance Netherlands
BranchRoyal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL)
Rank Lt General, Commander of the KNIL
CommandsAceh War (1910-1915)
Other workProfessor at the Military Academy (1925-1930)

Lieutenant General Gerardus Johannes Berenschot (24 July 1887 – 13 October 1941) was Commander-in-Chief of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; KNIL). An Indo – as Eurasians of Indonesian and Dutch descent – Berenschot was the son of a Dutch officer in the KNIL.