Editing Martin Paap (father) (section)

== Paap family leadership ==

When Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap became [[Great Paap]] in 1940, Martin I had not completed the custodial instruction associated with the [[Book of Paap]]. Martinus therefore intended his younger son, [[Jan Paap]], to succeed him.<ref name="jan-military"/>

Jan formally rejected the succession at Rzhev airfield on 6 January 1943 after a confrontation with [[Antonie Ronald Paap]]. Martin I subsequently received the preparation required to become the replacement heir. Jan remained in German military service until January 1944, when he deserted and later left Europe.<ref name="jan-military"/>

Martinus remained Great Paap until his conviction for war crimes on 28 October 1948. Martin Paap I succeeded him on the same day.<ref name="martinus-great-paap"/> Martinus accepted the succession and continued to advise his son on Paap family matters after his release from prison in 1954.<ref name="martinus-great-paap"/>

Paap held the position for almost six decades. In 2007, his son [[Martin Paap]] succeeded him as Great Paap.