Talk:Jack van der Geest

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Doubtful

As a Dutchman, I raise my eyebrows when I see how this selfproclaimed hero is finding an audience for his thin stories. One would think the Dutch would have taken notice of his story, for instance in Loe de Jong's exhaustive war study in 12 parts and 26 volumes Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. This is, however, not the case. Any mention made of mr Van der Geest in Dutch webpublications is highly critical. This page should be flagged biased and not substantiated by anything but mr Van der Geest's own writing.

Good luck on the referencing though. Very curious what you'll come up with. And internetreferences are probably not going to make it any more plausible. You need the hard facts. Books. --Bjrndlw (talk) 18:06, 27 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder, where did Loe de Jong get his information for his book It seems he should've easily contacted the Air Force, the Marines, & the Army for confirmation of Jack Van der Geest's service. Exhaustive studies doesn't mean the author has gleaned & examined every facet of information in their research. It just means they researched till they felt it was sufficient (to them, to get the book published). But what prompts the Doubtful Dutchman's concerns? There is nothing wrong with a Dutchman having been a wartime hero - or is there? He should be very proud of such a hero produced by his country! P.M. 2600:6C55:7C00:1B:151A:1804:6656:8672 (talk) 00:31, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I am currently looking for reference material on the internet. Will complete soon.

Also, please be aware of name variations, most commonly "Jack Van Der Geest"

In regards to Notability:

He was 1 of only 8 people ever to escape from Buchenwald Concentration Camp

He was involved in every military operation the 101st Airborne took part in from D-1 until the Battle of the Bulge, including the siege of Bastogne. He was the interpreter who had to translate the famous response "Nuts" to the German who brought the demand to surrender. Note: He was forced to say "Go to Hell" to convey the proper understanding. Noted resident of Rapid City, South Dakota.

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