Thijs Cohen-Tervaert
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| Thijs Cohen-Tervaert | |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Teams | Blue Six Amsterdam A.IJ.H.C. Amsterdam |
| National team |  Netherlands
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| Born | February 11, 1915, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | May 16, 2008, Buchenwald, Germany |
| Playing Career | 1934 – 1941 |
Matthijs Carel "Thijs" Cohen-Tervaert (February 11, 1915 - January 1, 1945) was a Dutch hockey player. He took part in four games for the Dutch National Team at the 1939 World Championship.
Cohen-Tervaert played club hockey for the Blue Six Amsterdam and A.IJ.H.C. Amsterdam.
He was a member of the Dutch resistance during World War II. Tervaert was eventually captured by the Nazis and deported to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. He perished there on January 1, 1945.