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Lieutenant general Fons Aler
Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands
In office 10 January 1953 – 1 October 1953
Preceded by	Vice admiral Edzard Jacob van Holthe
Succeeded by	General Ben Hasselman
Personal details
Born	Izaäk Alphonse Aler (1896-05-03)3 May 1896 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	21 December 1981(1981-12-21) (aged 85) Rolde, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Air Force
Years of service	1917-1953
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	World War II

Lieutenant general Fons Aler ( 3 May 1896 – 21 December 1981) was a Dutch military officer who served as Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands between January 1953 and October 1953. In 1997 a Fokker 50 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force was named after Aler.^[1]

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