Jacob Pesman

Jacob Jan Pesman
Born	(1888-01-04)4 January 1888 Thesinge, Groningen, Netherlands[1]
Died	2 January 1950(1950-01-02) (aged 61) Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands[1]
Allegiance	Dutch East Indies
Rank	Major general
Unit	KNIL
Battles / wars	World War II Dutch East Indies campaign Battle of Java Battle of Kalijati Battle of Tjiater Pass

Major General Jacob Jan Pesman (4 January 1888 – 2 January 1950) was a Dutch military officer during the Second World War. He was a commander in the KNIL colonial forces of the Dutch East Indies, and was the commander of one of its units during the Japanese invasion of Java.