Editing Angelo van Noord

{{Infobox person
| name = Angelo van Noord
| image = Angelo van Noord.png
| caption = Angelo van Noord
| birth_name = Angelo van Noord I
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1905|1|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| other_names = De Grote Tering
| occupation = Military officer
| years_active = 1934–1945
| era = [[Vader Era]]<br>[[Middenvader Era]]<br>[[Vriend Era]]
| known_for = Wehrmacht service and advisory role for [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]]
| height = 1.86 m
| spouse = [[Eva Isolde-Noord]]
| children = [[Martin Noord]]<br>[[Angelo Noord]]<br>[[Angela Noord]]<br>[[Evert Angedrik Noord]]
| father = [[Julien van Noord]]
| family = [[Noord family]]
}}

'''Angelo van Noord I''' (born 29 January 1905) is a Dutch-born former military officer who served in German formations during the [[Second World War]]. He commanded the 4th Company of [[Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800]] during the [[German invasion of the Netherlands]] and later held battalion and regimental commands in the Brandenburg formations. He reached the rank of ''Oberstleutnant'' before the end of his military service in 1945.

After the war, van Noord was detained and investigated by Dutch authorities over the bridge operations of 10 May 1940. The public prosecutor ended the case without a full criminal trial in March 1950. In later life, van Noord gave informal advice to [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]]. He is a member of the [[Noord family]] and the father of [[Martin Noord]], [[Angelo Noord]], [[Angela Noord]], and [[Evert Angedrik Noord]].<ref name="family-background"/><ref name="martin-family"/>

== Early life ==
Angelo van Noord was born in [[Rotterdam]] on 29 January 1905. He was the son of [[Julien van Noord]]. He spent extended periods in Rotterdam and developed a strong personal preference for Germany.

== Military career ==
Van Noord served from 1934 until the German surrender in May 1945. He began in motorized reconnaissance units before transferring to the ''Abwehr'' in March 1940. He subsequently commanded units of the Brandenburg formation and briefly served with the ''SS-Jagdverbände'' during the final months of the war.

=== Early service and invasion of Poland ===
On 1 November 1934, van Noord entered the ''Wehrmacht'' and began training with ''Kraftfahr-Abteilung Cannstadt''. He served in its ''Kradschützen-Kompanie'' under ''Hauptmann'' Erdmann until 30 October 1935. The unit was redesignated ''Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5'' in November 1935, and van Noord remained with it until 30 May 1936.

While stationed in Kornwestheim, van Noord progressed through the ranks of ''Gefreiter'', ''Unteroffizier'', and ''Feldwebel''. He also worked as an ''Ausbilder'', responsible for training other soldiers. He continued in training and leadership assignments until the autumn of 1938, when he was promoted to ''Leutnant''.

By March 1940, the unit had become ''Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5'' of the ''2. Panzer-Division''. Van Noord served as a ''Zugführer'', later commanded a company, and held staff assignments within the battalion. He participated in the invasion of Poland with this formation.

=== Abwehr service and the Netherlands ===
At the end of March 1940, van Noord left his reconnaissance unit while it was positioned in the Eifel and transferred to the ''Abwehr''. He arrived at a secret training camp near Asperden on 29 March and received command of 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800.

The company consisted of three large platoons. Its assignment was to seize Dutch bridges over the Maas and the Maas–Waal Canal before Dutch forces could demolish them. The platoons were divided into groups of approximately eight German soldiers accompanied by Dutch volunteers. Some groups approached their targets while disguised as civilians or railway workers, while others wore forged Dutch military uniforms. The volunteers had often lived or worked in Germany and were recruited through the NSB-linked organization known as Sport en Spel.

During the early hours of 10 May 1940, the groups crossed the Dutch border and moved toward bridges in North Brabant and Limburg. Van Noord personally led the assault on the railway bridge at Gennep. [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap I]] served as an ''Unteroffizier'' in the same company.<ref name="bridge-operations"/><ref name="western-europe"/>

Van Noord received the Iron Cross 2nd Class and Iron Cross 1st Class for the operation. On 24 June 1940, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He sustained a head injury during the fighting and was briefly treated at a hospital in Bedburg-Hau, near Kleve.

=== Brandenburg formation and Eastern Front ===
Following the Western campaign, Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 was expanded into ''Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800'', which consisted of three battalions. Van Noord had been promoted to ''Hauptmann'' by this period. Until 30 November 1941, he temporarily commanded the 2nd Battalion during its formation and also worked as a liaison officer and company commander.

On 30 November 1941, van Noord became commander of the regiment's 1st Battalion. He remained in this position until March 1943 and was promoted to ''Major''. Records place his battalion near Kursk and Voronezh. It also operated along the Don and in the Caucasus before deployments to Crimea and the Mius sector.

=== Balkans, Romania and final posting ===
The Brandenburg regiment was expanded into ''Division Brandenburg'' during the period preceding 13 October 1944. Van Noord held ''Regimentsführer'' appointments in the 3rd and 1st Regiment "Brandenburg". He was promoted to ''Oberstleutnant'' and appointed ''Regimentskommandeur''.

In Greece, his formation operated around Thebes and Lamia before deployments to Leros, Samos, and Aliartos. In Yugoslavia, it operated around Šibenik and Zadar, followed by Grahovo and Skradin. Van Noord later fought near Betschkerek in Romania, where an injury ended his service with the Brandenburg formation.

Van Noord remained under hospital care until March 1945. His treatment included a period in Salzburg, after which he stayed in Jugenheim. From March until 8 May 1945, he served as a staff chief with the ''SS-Jagdverbände'' under ''SS-Obersturmbannführer'' Otto Skorzeny.

On 8 May 1945, van Noord destroyed his military identification book and obtained a forged ''Soldbuch'' under the name Uwe Tering. He later stated that he had done this to conceal his connection to the SS unit. While travelling toward his family in Jugenheim, he was injured in a car accident and remained in a hospital in Traunstein until July 1945. American authorities subsequently released him under the Uwe Tering identity.

== Postwar prosecution ==
From July 1945 until June 1946, van Noord lived under false names, including Emiel van Benda. He was arrested in Annaberg, Austria, in June 1946 by the Counter Intelligence Corps office at Hallein. On 1 February 1947, he was imprisoned in Dachau while the authorities investigated his wartime service.

The Netherlands requested his arrest and extradition over alleged violations of the laws of war during the Maas bridge operations of 10 May 1940. Yugoslavia submitted a separate request based on his command in the Brandenburg formation. Yugoslav correspondence described him as a lieutenant colonel and commander of the formation referred to as the ''Panduren des Balkan''.

Van Noord was extradited to the Netherlands in October 1947. Extradition to Yugoslavia was also considered, but the Dutch proceedings took priority. In November 1947, van Noord prepared a detailed written account of the actions of 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 during the invasion.

Investigators found no traceable record of van Noord having been a member of the NSDAP or another Nazi Party organization. In his written account, he stated that he had acted under orders but accepted responsibility for the conduct of the soldiers under his command.

Van Noord requested either his release or a prompt trial. His submissions referred to his lasting war injuries and the financial condition of his family. The proceedings did not produce a full criminal trial, although he appeared as a witness in cases involving the Dutch collaborators Julius Herdtman and Auke Damhof.

On 4 March 1950, the public prosecutor decided not to pursue the case. The decision stated that any likely sentence would not exceed the period van Noord had already spent in pre-trial detention. On 17 May, he was escorted to Venlo and sent into Germany with a one-way train ticket.

== Later life ==
Later records again associate van Noord with Rotterdam. He gave informal military advice to [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]], a role also recorded in accounts concerning former Waffen-SS soldier [[Otto Hoos]].<ref name="advisory-role"/>

== Awards and decorations ==
Van Noord received the following awards during the Second World War:

* ''Eisernes Kreuz'' 1939, 2nd Class (1940)
* ''Eisernes Kreuz'' 1939, 1st Class (1940)
* ''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes'' 1939 (1940)
* ''Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen'' in Silver (1943)
* ''Verwundetenabzeichen'' in Silver (1944)

== Personal life ==
Van Noord is married to [[Eva Isolde-Noord]]. Their children are [[Martin Noord]], [[Angelo Noord]], and [[Angela Noord]]. He is also the father of [[Evert Angedrik Noord]], who is identified as the half-brother of Angelo and Angela Noord.

Van Noord prefers beer and spending time in cafés. He enjoys competitive activities and dislikes losing. Biographical records also note his dislike of ammunition shortages and situations in which he is unable to wear a hat.

His favourite food is pizza, and his preferred car manufacturer is Opel. He frequently uses the word "Tering" in conversation and is also known by the name De Grote Tering.

== See also ==
* [[Noord family]]
* [[Martin Noord]]
* [[Angelo Noord]]
* [[Angela Noord]]
* [[Evert Angedrik Noord]]
* [[Eva Isolde-Noord]]
* [[Martin Paap (father)]]
* [[Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800]]
* [[Brandenburgers]]
* [[German invasion of the Netherlands]]
* [[Second World War]]
* [[Otto Hoos]]
* [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]]
* [[De Vrienden]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="family-background">"[[Angela Noord#Family background|Family background]]". ''Angela Noord''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="martin-family">"[[Martin Noord#Early life|Early life]]". ''Martin Noord''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="bridge-operations">"[[Martin Paap (father)#Military career|Military career]]". ''Martin Paap (father)''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="western-europe">"[[Second World War#Western Europe|Western Europe]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="advisory-role">"[[Otto Hoos#Advisory role|Advisory role]]". ''Otto Hoos''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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