Eddy Blondeel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eddy Blondeel

Belgian Army commander

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1906

Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium

Date of Death: 23-May-2000

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lieutenant-Colonel Dr.
(Dent.) Edouard "Eddy" Blondeel DSO (25 January 1906 – 23 May 2000) was the wartime commander of the Belgian 5th SAS.
After the war he was first C.O.
of the 1st Regiment of Parachutists.
He retired from the army in 1947 to work as an engineer with Wiggins Teape.