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== Military career ==

Paap served in 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 during the 1940 [[Western campaign]]. The unit's 4th Company was commanded by [[Angelo van Noord]] during the German invasion of the Netherlands.

On 10 May 1940, the company was assigned to seize bridges over the Maas and the Maas–Waal Canal before Dutch forces could demolish them. Paap served in the company during these operations.

Following the Western campaign, Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 was expanded into [[Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800]]. Its first four companies became part of I. Bau-Lehr-Bataillon. Paap subsequently served in I./Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800 and remained with the Brandenburg formation during the war.