Veteran Institute Interview 1140: Dutch Officer's Experiences in Serbia and Uruzgan

A 2025-10-24 updated oral history interview from the Veterans Institute, archived by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities. The interview features a Dutch Royal Army officer recounting his 1995 observer mission in Serbia and his 2008 deployment to Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, where he held a senior logistics position. The description details his encounters with local mafia and perceived lack of mission support from The Hague.

Use Cases

• Analyzing veteran narratives of peacekeeping missions based on the described experiences in Serbia and Afghanistan.
• Studying military logistics challenges in deployed environments based on the officer's senior role in Uruzgan.
• Examining civil-military interactions and local power structures based on the described confrontation with local mafia in Serbia.
• Researching command and support structures for deployed units based on the described issues with guidance from The Hague.

Strengths

• Interview is archived by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities, a recognized data repository.
• Description provides specific temporal context for the deployments (1995 and 2008) and geographic locations (Serbia, Tarin Kowt/Uruzgan).
• Platform tags (Peacekeeping Missions, Military History, Veteran Interviews) offer clear topical classification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The interview is a single data point, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Veteranen Instituut (Veterans Institute)

Collection Method

Oral history interview.

Time Range

Interviewee's deployments in 1995 and 2008; interview date unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:25:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Serbia (specifically Belgrade) and Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.