Heije Schaper (8 September 1906 – 26 May 1996) was a Dutch naval and air force officer and lieutenant general of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

A highly decorated World War II officer, Schaper was awarded the Military Order of William, the highest honour of the Netherlands on 15 November 1940. Schaper served in the Royal Netherlands Navy and later the Royal Netherlands Air Force. He was the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force from 1 May 1956 until 1 September 1961 and the Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands (highest-ranking military officer) from 1 November 1957 until 10 May 1959. He retired from active service in 1961 and served as State Secretary for Defence, tasked with Air Force affairs from 22 June 1966 until 5 April 1967.^[1]

Military decorations
Ribbon bar	Decoration	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight 4th Class of the Military Order of William	Netherlands	15 November 1940	Highest honour of the Netherlands
	War Memorial Cross	Netherlands	5 May 1946
	Medal for Order and Peace	Netherlands
	Mobilisation War Cross	Netherlands	1 June 1945
	Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service	Netherlands	22 June 1966	Honorable discharge
	Distinguished Flying Cross	United Kingdom	10 January 1941
Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	17 April 1967
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands

Official

• (in Dutch) H. (Heije) Schaper Parlement & Politiek