Career
While he was trying to negotiate a ceasefire with his German counterparts, the Rotterdam Blitz took place. He was frustrated after the bombing, and refused to continue the negotiations with the German army. Scharroo was born in The Hague.
Prior to the Second World War, he had an impressive civil and military career in the Netherlands as well as the Dutch Indies.
After the war he retired from the army and started a career as a hydrological adviser. He died, aged 79, in his home city of The Hague.
