Editing Vader Era (section)

=== Military service ===
Military service formed the best-documented activity of the principal families during the Vader Era. Angelo van Noord entered the Wehrmacht in 1934 and initially served in motorized reconnaissance. He transferred to the Abwehr in March 1940 and commanded the company that seized the railway bridge at Gennep during the invasion of the Netherlands. He later commanded a Brandenburg battalion on the Eastern Front, served in the Balkans and Romania, and ended the war in the SS-Jagdverbände.<ref name="angelo-early"/><ref name="angelo-abwehr"/><ref name="angelo-eastern"/><ref name="angelo-balkans"/><ref name="angelo-final"/>

Martin Paap served as an Unteroffizier in Van Noord's company during the bridge operations of 10 May 1940. He remained with the Brandenburg formation after the original battalion was expanded into a regiment.<ref name="martin-military"/>

Humphrey van Hetten joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 after moving from Suriname to Germany. He served in German military aviation before and during the war. He returned to Suriname after Germany's defeat.<ref name="humphrey-military"/>

Antonie Ronald Paap served as a Fallschirmjäger from September 1939 until 1945. He fought in the Netherlands in 1940 and on Crete in 1941. His unit later served as ground infantry on the Eastern Front. In 1944 he fought at Monte Cassino before being captured in northern Italy after the German surrender.<ref name="antonie-military"/>

Otto Hoos served with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler from 1940 until 1945. His service took him through the western campaign, the Balkans and the southern Eastern Front. He later fought in Italy, Normandy, the Ardennes and Hungary.<ref name="otto-service"/>

Jan Paap joined the Wehrmacht in 1936 and served in France and the Soviet Union. His confrontation with Antonie in 1943 accelerated his break with the Paap family. He deserted in 1944 and left Europe.<ref name="jan-military"/><ref name="paap-confrontation"/><ref name="jan-flight"/>