Post by Dieedrik van de Vlakte Guest on Jun 13, 2008 5:06:07 GMT
Accepted![/b]
What a priceless amount of effort you've put into this application, I am more than happy to appoint you the rank of "Medical Officer (Physician & Surgeon)".
Need any questions answering, feel free to ask.
~Danny[/color] [/i]
Account E-Mail: held.nathan@gmail.com
Name: Dieedrik van de Vlakte
Nationality: Dutch/German
What army?: Axis
Character Story: Dieedrik van de Vlakte was born on 23 January 1902 in Amsterdam, Holland. He was born to an upper-middle class family that valued education above all else. His father, Lodewijk, was a succesful Dutch entrepreneur who had pioneered the design of windmills. He had met and joined with a group of Dutch and German businessmen to build a factory for the production of windmill parts that would be distributed to farms across Europe, allowing electricity to go to places without power.
Dieedrik's mother was a middle-class lady of German descent. She met Dieedrik's father at the University og Heidelberg. Though she did not attend the college, her father, a German scholar, was a member of the university faculty. After meeting with one another continuously for three years, Lodewijk van de Vlakte asked Hedwig's hand in marriage. After gaining their parents' blessings, the two married in nter of 1892. One years later, the couple moved to a small townhouse in Amsterdam. In 1902, they had their first son, Dieedrik. In 1907, their first daughter was born.
From the beginning of Dieedrik's education, he seemed to take a healthy interest in learning. Hequickly learned the alphabet and became literate in Dutch and German. Ha also learned the other languages required of him: French, Latin, English, and Greek. His early interest in reading fuelled his lust for learning throughout his life. He passed the exam needed to enter Gymnasium wh flying colours at age 12. In Gymnasium, he developed fluent speech in French, Latin, English, and Greek, whilearning how to read Ancient Greek. The Gymnasium also tested him in scientific fields. Chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology soon became standard knowledge for Dieedrik. His teachers could see he was headed for university.
As his teachers had predicted, Dieedrik won a place in University. He decided his interests in chemistry and biology would be fulfilled by becoming a doctor. He attended the University of Freiburg, a city on the south-western border of Germany in the Baden province. Though he worked hard at his studies, he did not neglect himself. When he was not studying, he could often be seen enjoying himself while hiking in the Schwarzwald or walking about the streets of Freiburg. He could even be seen on the Schlossberg, the large hill that overlooked the city, sometimes.
He finally graduated the university after four years of studying medicine. He was ready to serve his apprenticeship. For his service in a hospital, he went to Hamburg He reasoned that he would get more experience in the rger city. His reasoning was correct. After the loss of World War I, there were still many German casulaties in the hospitals, and with the depression in full swing, more people were becoming ill. After two years of being an apprentice in Hamburg, Dieedrik went back to Holland and worked for a hospital as a surgeon in Utrecht, the year was 1921.
For the following nine years, Dieedrikworked at the hospital. It was in 1930 that he left for Amsterdam to attend his parents' funeral; the two had been killed in an automobile accident in the streets of Amsterdam. This meant Dieedrik heir to the van de Vlakte fortune and the properties of his mother's family, the von Aachens. Upon getting possession of the windmill patent, Dieedrik liquidated the possession and moved to the home of his mother's family in Aachen. There, he set up a practice that floundered due to the lack of funds during the second depression. It was in 1933, when the National Socialist German Workers' Party took power with Adolf Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany, that things changed.
Once people had jobs and money, Dieedrik began to flourishand make a small fortune. He continued his practice of civilian medicine until 1938, when Austria and Czechoslovakia were annexed. Once Dieedrik saw Germany becoming more powerful, he realised he wanted to help. Holding no loyalty to Holland, he enlisted in the German Medical Corps. He would see the darker ends of battle in the near future. He was 36 years old.
Military Rank: Medical Officer (Physician & Surgeon)
Writing Sample: Dieedrik had never been afraid for his life before now. He was behind enemy lines, trying to get back to the German frontline. He knew that as a doctor, he would not be shot by the Americans, but he certainly did not want to work at saving American lives. After all, the Americans had caused the second depression in Germany and ruined Dieedrik's hopes of a good working life. But he coun't think about that right now. He concentrated on moving around slowly.
As Doctor Vlakte slowly moved behind a tree, he felt strangely apparent; it was a feeling of being seen by every possible eye. He felt as if a crowd was staring him down from the stands of a stadium, holding their breath in a resonating silence that filled the very realm of the universe. The sound of the distand artillery was drowned out by his beating heart as he got to the ground and began crawling through the mud. He concentrated on what he was doing, to keep the thought of being watched out of his mind. He paid careful attention to his simple movement: Move my left arm, now the right arm, keep the legs coming, too. It was a slow and painful process.
However, the process finally got faster when a bullet hit the mud in front of Dieedrikw he jumped up and began running through the mud, slipping and sliding. He fell and saw another bullet land inches away from his left hand. He quickgot up and bolted for a small indent in the ground. He jumped into the hole and lay there quietly. His heart was pounding, but it slowed down as the adrenaline rush wore out. Dieedrik put his head over the edge of the hole and quickly ducked down as another bullet hit the ground near his right hand. He would have to make another run for it. Hopefully the enemy would not be able to hit him.
The doctor then jumped from the hole and ran away from where the bullets were coming. He landed in another hole near the tree-line. Dieedrik sat in his hole, contemplating the risk of jumping out again. He deied it was safer in the hole than in the forest. One thought crossed his mind as he sat there in the hole for hours: keep myself alive so I can keep others alive. He waited until night fell to make his move into the forest. He could see with the small light coming from the cloud covered moon as he carefully walked through the woods making as little sound as possible. He walked for five hours before heclimbed into one of the tall trees to sleep. He had no rifle to protect himself, so hiding was his only defence.
At dawn, Doctor Vlakte woke and climbed out of the tree. He walked another hour and heard the familiar sound of Panzers rumbling. It to him another hour to find the German convoy. When he got next to the infantry walking next to the tanks, he spoke to one of the officers. He asked, in his usual polite manner, if a field hospital 54 was nearby. The officer gave the affirmative and octor Vlakte climbed into one of the convoy trucks. After two hours with the convoy, Doctor Vlakte finally got back to his post. He quickly reported to his CO and headed to the 'baracks' to rest. It was at that precise moment, that he was called to surgery.
What a priceless amount of effort you've put into this application, I am more than happy to appoint you the rank of "Medical Officer (Physician & Surgeon)".
Need any questions answering, feel free to ask.
~Danny[/color] [/i]
Account E-Mail: held.nathan@gmail.com
Name: Dieedrik van de Vlakte
Nationality: Dutch/German
What army?: Axis
Character Story: Dieedrik van de Vlakte was born on 23 January 1902 in Amsterdam, Holland. He was born to an upper-middle class family that valued education above all else. His father, Lodewijk, was a succesful Dutch entrepreneur who had pioneered the design of windmills. He had met and joined with a group of Dutch and German businessmen to build a factory for the production of windmill parts that would be distributed to farms across Europe, allowing electricity to go to places without power.
Dieedrik's mother was a middle-class lady of German descent. She met Dieedrik's father at the University og Heidelberg. Though she did not attend the college, her father, a German scholar, was a member of the university faculty. After meeting with one another continuously for three years, Lodewijk van de Vlakte asked Hedwig's hand in marriage. After gaining their parents' blessings, the two married in nter of 1892. One years later, the couple moved to a small townhouse in Amsterdam. In 1902, they had their first son, Dieedrik. In 1907, their first daughter was born.
From the beginning of Dieedrik's education, he seemed to take a healthy interest in learning. Hequickly learned the alphabet and became literate in Dutch and German. Ha also learned the other languages required of him: French, Latin, English, and Greek. His early interest in reading fuelled his lust for learning throughout his life. He passed the exam needed to enter Gymnasium wh flying colours at age 12. In Gymnasium, he developed fluent speech in French, Latin, English, and Greek, whilearning how to read Ancient Greek. The Gymnasium also tested him in scientific fields. Chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology soon became standard knowledge for Dieedrik. His teachers could see he was headed for university.
As his teachers had predicted, Dieedrik won a place in University. He decided his interests in chemistry and biology would be fulfilled by becoming a doctor. He attended the University of Freiburg, a city on the south-western border of Germany in the Baden province. Though he worked hard at his studies, he did not neglect himself. When he was not studying, he could often be seen enjoying himself while hiking in the Schwarzwald or walking about the streets of Freiburg. He could even be seen on the Schlossberg, the large hill that overlooked the city, sometimes.
He finally graduated the university after four years of studying medicine. He was ready to serve his apprenticeship. For his service in a hospital, he went to Hamburg He reasoned that he would get more experience in the rger city. His reasoning was correct. After the loss of World War I, there were still many German casulaties in the hospitals, and with the depression in full swing, more people were becoming ill. After two years of being an apprentice in Hamburg, Dieedrik went back to Holland and worked for a hospital as a surgeon in Utrecht, the year was 1921.
For the following nine years, Dieedrikworked at the hospital. It was in 1930 that he left for Amsterdam to attend his parents' funeral; the two had been killed in an automobile accident in the streets of Amsterdam. This meant Dieedrik heir to the van de Vlakte fortune and the properties of his mother's family, the von Aachens. Upon getting possession of the windmill patent, Dieedrik liquidated the possession and moved to the home of his mother's family in Aachen. There, he set up a practice that floundered due to the lack of funds during the second depression. It was in 1933, when the National Socialist German Workers' Party took power with Adolf Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany, that things changed.
Once people had jobs and money, Dieedrik began to flourishand make a small fortune. He continued his practice of civilian medicine until 1938, when Austria and Czechoslovakia were annexed. Once Dieedrik saw Germany becoming more powerful, he realised he wanted to help. Holding no loyalty to Holland, he enlisted in the German Medical Corps. He would see the darker ends of battle in the near future. He was 36 years old.
Military Rank: Medical Officer (Physician & Surgeon)
Writing Sample: Dieedrik had never been afraid for his life before now. He was behind enemy lines, trying to get back to the German frontline. He knew that as a doctor, he would not be shot by the Americans, but he certainly did not want to work at saving American lives. After all, the Americans had caused the second depression in Germany and ruined Dieedrik's hopes of a good working life. But he coun't think about that right now. He concentrated on moving around slowly.
As Doctor Vlakte slowly moved behind a tree, he felt strangely apparent; it was a feeling of being seen by every possible eye. He felt as if a crowd was staring him down from the stands of a stadium, holding their breath in a resonating silence that filled the very realm of the universe. The sound of the distand artillery was drowned out by his beating heart as he got to the ground and began crawling through the mud. He concentrated on what he was doing, to keep the thought of being watched out of his mind. He paid careful attention to his simple movement: Move my left arm, now the right arm, keep the legs coming, too. It was a slow and painful process.
However, the process finally got faster when a bullet hit the mud in front of Dieedrikw he jumped up and began running through the mud, slipping and sliding. He fell and saw another bullet land inches away from his left hand. He quickgot up and bolted for a small indent in the ground. He jumped into the hole and lay there quietly. His heart was pounding, but it slowed down as the adrenaline rush wore out. Dieedrik put his head over the edge of the hole and quickly ducked down as another bullet hit the ground near his right hand. He would have to make another run for it. Hopefully the enemy would not be able to hit him.
The doctor then jumped from the hole and ran away from where the bullets were coming. He landed in another hole near the tree-line. Dieedrik sat in his hole, contemplating the risk of jumping out again. He deied it was safer in the hole than in the forest. One thought crossed his mind as he sat there in the hole for hours: keep myself alive so I can keep others alive. He waited until night fell to make his move into the forest. He could see with the small light coming from the cloud covered moon as he carefully walked through the woods making as little sound as possible. He walked for five hours before heclimbed into one of the tall trees to sleep. He had no rifle to protect himself, so hiding was his only defence.
At dawn, Doctor Vlakte woke and climbed out of the tree. He walked another hour and heard the familiar sound of Panzers rumbling. It to him another hour to find the German convoy. When he got next to the infantry walking next to the tanks, he spoke to one of the officers. He asked, in his usual polite manner, if a field hospital 54 was nearby. The officer gave the affirmative and octor Vlakte climbed into one of the convoy trucks. After two hours with the convoy, Doctor Vlakte finally got back to his post. He quickly reported to his CO and headed to the 'baracks' to rest. It was at that precise moment, that he was called to surgery.