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| Caption | Hein ter Poorten's prisoner of war file, 1940s ww2dbase | ||||
| Date | 1943 | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseTropenmuseum of the Netherlands via Wikimedia Commons | ||||
| Link to Source | Link | ||||
| Identification Code | TM-60035111 | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Photo Size | 285 x 700 pixels | ||||
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[Translation of the file is as follows]
ID Number: V 296.4
Name: Hein ter Poorten
Nationality: Dutch
Age: 56
Service: Army, Lieutenant General
Heigh: 1 Meter 790
Special Characteristics: Red hair
[The latter note, "red hair", did not necessarily mean that ter Poorten had red hair; rather, the phrase was a common Asian stereotype describing Europeans in general.]