Dutch East Indies Military Actions

Snapshots from military engagements in Indonesia, featuring soldiers, vehicles, and diverse terrains during the 1940s.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Gading and Plajen, action by mountain field. Action in the direction of Gading, Plajen and Wonosari. The infantry picked up at night around the area, which gangs were signaled, the purification started in the morning. Soldiers during the patrol. March 9, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Buitenzorg July 24, 1947. Universal Carriers are drawn up at a building. Maintenance is pounded. Soldiers talk to each other. In the foreground caterpillars. 24 July 1947. Bogor, Buitenzorg, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjileungsir. On July 19, 1946, Tjiteureup Tjileungsir was released from the upmariety. A Kampong is stormed by a group of Dutch soldiers. July 19, 1946. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Tjileungsir

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Bandoeng (1st Police Action 21-24 July 1947). A bulldozer passes a column on a mountain road. July 21, 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage near Buitenzorg. Genius work. January 1947. Bogor, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Gading and Plajen, action by mountain field. Action in the direction of Gading, Plajen and Wonosari. The infantry picked up at night around the area, which gangs were signaled, the purification started in the morning. Soldiers during the patrol. March 9, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 2nd field companion army genius crazy soekaboemi. Dutch bridge builders - Young and energetic - continue a tradition. The soldiers of enjoyment groups when laying a "commercial bridge" in the area of Soekaboemi .. September 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Gading and Plajen, action by mountain field. Action in the direction of Gading, Plajen and Wonosari. The infantry raised at night to close the area, which gangs were signaled, the purification started in the morning. Contact has been made and the already attendees help a patrol from an infantry part to drinking water. It tastes best when you have died in the glowing sun through the sawah all day. March 9, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tapanoeli 2nd police action. Along the edge of a country road is a patrol. A cavalry officer? runs in the opposite direction. December 25, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School Reserve officers Infantry (S.R.O.i.) in Bandoeng. Artillery shooting exercises. June 1947. Bandoeng, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrol in the mountains between Tjikadjang and BOOFLOG. A wounded or the corpse of a person is entrained on a stretcher. Manufacture over a narrow bamboo bridge. December 16, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Jungle Diamonds. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Military ceremony. Sworn. Traffic jam. Unity with load animals (horses). October 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Tegal. Tegal: the population greeted our troops in many places with raised thumb. 24 July 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Purwokerto, Tegal

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Medan (I). Medan: The Vie Bataljon Infantry KNIL jerked to Lalang after the occupation of Bindjai and met 4-2 gouses here. Has been rushed from Medan. 22 July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Hazing in the polder. Some students thoroughly trees. September 3, 1968

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Padang. View officers Notes. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Infantry II KNIL to depok. Scoutscar at Railway Placement. July 1946. Depok, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrol of the T-Brigade. Salatiga: In the liberated area is constantly patrolled by our troops to protect the population against the round-through Republican gangs. August 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exercises December 7 Division Environment Kebajoran. Battery Moving field gun. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC occupied Bandoeng area. A boulder (as part of a barrier) is cleared out of the road. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

"ARVN soldiers patrol a village in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The image was taken on November 28, 1963, showcasing the military activities of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) as they maintained order and security in war-torn regions."

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Burn. Column vehicles with KNIL soldiers leaves. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action at Rantau Prapat. Armored cars stop halt on a road. Mancens are dedicated and observing the area. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC occupied Bandoeng area. A Bren Carrier is a road through a barrier. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reportage Dajeuhkolot (Bandoeng sector). Fleeing Indonesians and a Dutch guard post. February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Padang. Infanterists look at the reconnaissance plane. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Regiment 3 Princess Irene Brigade. Soukaboo sector: The march is interrupted for a short rest. Soldiers of 3-1 Regiment Princess Irene amid the wild beauty of Java's mountain area. October 29, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Aussies Land On Labuan - Supported by heavy armor, Australian infantrymen come ashore from landing craft on D-day on Labuan Island. The beachhead was established in the mouth of Brunei Bay, on the northwest in the Pacific. June 18, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrol gang at Klender. Patrol in the Dessa. Runcraft in position. June 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC with Koopman photographer by Gombong. A horse is loaded into a leg truck. October 10, 1948. Gombong, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Miscellaneous and sworn officers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade in Tjikempek. Tjikempek. Eleven officers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade group were taught in Velde. The commander of the Brigade: J.A.W. Onijlenburg inspects the troops took place. October 3, 1947. Cikempek, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return 3-11 Infantry Regiment and 4-6 Infantry W-Brigade Regiment. Infanterists pass through a Bren carrier and a leg truck. December 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC POEDJON AND SURROUNDING, WESTAL BATOE. In Poendjon and on the road to Modjokerto-Modjoagoeng, republican armed forces had plenty of holes in the roads dug and bridges destroyed. Tinus Herner from Leiden has the pressure with his bulldozer to close the holes. January 3, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Gading and Plajen, action by mountain field. A patrol tranquility at a wooden bridge. March 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Hollandia. A peloton presents the gun for their commander. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). Soldiers on the beach. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return by tapanoeli, taroetoeng, sibolga, padang, sidempoean. A sad ceremony, somewhere in the grounds. Soldiers say goodbye to a fallen weapon brother, the Jav. SLD. EKL. Ranoe fell during contact with a terrorism. Funeral in a graveyard in PADANGENIDEMPOAN. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Light anti-aircraft series gun crew in action as they reached action station beside their gun (Members of crew are leaping into position beside their gun in this shot.). August 28, 1943. (Photo by H. Rodda).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Veterans on the road. Armored car peloton knasc. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Medan. An armored car is advancing to guides by infanterists. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shooting demonstrations in Batavia with the new weapon v1. Major A.J.H has for a large number of military authorities and interested parties Wines of the C-Division 7 December a demonstration given of launches shoot. This gun grain whose invention is not directly new, but can be used here because local production is not possible within a long time, it appeared to have a formidable effect. In different positions he can be sealed lying, kneeling or standing. The group consists of commander, shooter and helper. March 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjileungsir. On July 19, 1946, Tjiteureup Tjileungsir was released from the gathering. Rations are viewed. July 19, 1946. Cileungsir, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A guard post. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. A BoslandCreole village, probably coffee camp .. 1947. Coffee camp, Suriname

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Discussion Republican delegation in Salatiga. Dutch officers and foreign observers run over a bamboo bridge. 21 February 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Brebes treatment actions. A purification campaign was held in the Tegal area by the W-Brigade. The wooded area and the Kampongs there still offered a welcome neighborhood site to terrorists and other subversive elements. It was therefore much gratitude of the population that this territory was once managed. September 4, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Tegal

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return to Fort van der Capellen and Fort De Kock (Anei-gorge). A barricade with barbed wire is pushed aside by Dutch soldiers. December 29, 1948. Batusangkar, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Five-day advance by the Patjet mountains, Sendi, SOEMD GONDO, Djurang, Koeali, Lember, Brantas, Djoenggo, Batoe. Patjet-Batoe. Infantreists and a marine stand at a house. The residents (?) Are also outside. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Operation near Keboemen, Tjilatjap. Patrol. Three soldiers move cautiously through a terrain with trees. March 29, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tegal. Tegal. The carriers struggle through the Tankgracht, which is closing the population. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Tegal

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Patrol gang. Dutch soldiers run through a field. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Geniewerken Xe Genie Velcie in Tjiawie at Soekaboemi. Tjiawi at Soekaboemi. An interesting chore was replacing a bailey bridge in the way of outdoor care to Soekaboemi by a bush bridge constructed in australia. This 27 tonnes of a bridge had to be rolled over the river, where the 10th genius field cie. With the help of an emergency pace to a good end. January 18, 1948. Ciawi, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sukabumi

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit from the Commission of Good Services to the Republic of Sumatra. Tandjong Pura. The members of the Commission for good services, which made a journey through Sumatra, were received at the Status Quo-Line at Tandjong Pura by representatives of the Republic. The quo line status is passed. The members of the c.g.d. have arrived at Republican area. 2 August 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra, Tandjong Pura

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Poerwokerto-Banjoemas. A patrol pulls through a hilly landscape. December 14, 1947. Banuymas, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purwokerto

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Salatiga. Celebration of the 134th anniversary of the Hussars of Boreel by the 2nd Eskadron armored cars. A scout car during the DEILÉ passes a jeep in which Colonel D.R.A. Van Langen. November 25, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Operation near Keboemen, Tjilatjap. A soldier with Stengun is concealed in a ditch. March 29, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell returns a salute from a Chinese tank driver as Chinese tanks move toward Northern Burma front. July 24, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soebang and surroundings: Training Indonesian volunteers. The KNIL vocal officer, volunteers and Dutch instructors sit on a truck that is suitable to drive over railways. January 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Distinctions Salatiga. Presentation of awards 2nd Eskadron armored cars Hussars van Boreel DEILER afterwards. February 20, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Great East. Workers dig a ditch. November 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Presentation of honorary signs 12 Regiment Veldartillerie and 7 Hupva, Banjoemas. MAJ. S.A. Bleyswijk RIS (right) and the Hazaften health officer reach ahead of order and peace from 2-12 RVA (Regiment Veldartillerie) and 7 Hupva (auxiliary context). May 5, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

World War I 1914-1918: German field telephone post under pollarded willow trees on the banks of the River Aisne, north-eastern France, 1915. Military, Army, Communications, Technology

Marines' Communications Center At Base On Guadalcanal Island -- In this picture from the fighting front on Guadalcanal a group U.S. Marines are seen outside the telephone building, communications Headquarters for a unit of the American forces on the island. November 23, 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Infantry II KNIL to depok. Under the leadership of the Major J.H.M.L.E.e commander. Ohl is the forefront of a unit at the entrance of a Kampong? drawn up. Behind the commander a banquet carrier with infantry II banners. OHL receives information from a scout?. July 1946. Depok, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

The first Australian troops ashore at Rabaul, men of the 29/46 Australian Infantry Battalion going ashore at Malaguna. October 15, 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage near Buitenzorg. A knl unit on patrol. During a break. January 1947. Bogor, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC ArmsVelivery and evacuation T.N.I. In the area of Poerwakarta at Staf 2e Infantry Brigade. PoerwakArta: Here too, the evacuation of TNI troops went into smooth pace a department of TNI comes into a messaged. 8 February 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purwakarta

Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Company B, Task Force 2-27, prepare to follow an M998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) down the ramp of an Army LCM 8 mechanized landing craft after arriving from Fort Sherman for Operation DETROIT WHEELS, an Army readiness exercise. Subject Operation/Series: DETROIT WHEELS Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Pentjak Puncak and surroundings. Patrol walk through the field. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Puncak

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Expedition star Mountains Julianatop (1959) - Guinea. Continue Sibil - Hollandia. Holtekan reached day trip Humboldt bay. agent police rumpaid runs administrative official. Dasselaar. September 1959. Holtekan, Guinea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Four Dutch soldiers posing in a jeep. The fifth man left seems to be a republican prisoner of war. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Company Auxiliary Square in Dedule Line at Piave 15.6.18. .

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Funeral of ..... Eresalvo at De Groeve. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Five-day advance by the Patjet mountains, Sendi, SOEMD GONDO, Djurang, Koeali, Lember, Brantas, Djoenggo, Batoe. Patjet-Batoe. Infantreists during a rise. They draw together with motorized marines. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return by tapanoeli, taroetoeng, sibolga, padang, sidempoean. There is a European man in citizens between the destructions in a broken piece (Japanese?). December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Padang. A Humber Armored car with the name "Breda" of the 5th Eskadron armored cars drives over a road, followed by other armored cars. In the roadside there are infanterists and a radiotelefonist. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Indonesia: Australian soldiers of the Second Australian Imperial Force use a 25-pounder field gun to pound Japanese positions during the Battle of Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies (now part of East Kalimantan), July 1945

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Medan (III). Two almost completely detached indonesian men are kept under shot by two knil soldiers. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Medan (II). Medan: A captured extremist is brought in by a patrol. July 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. 2nd Infantry Brigade Group General curls look at the sheets of a palm tree. May 2, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. A military gets munite provided with a lying Indonesian man who is barefoot. To the left there is a young boy (republican marziver? On the ground. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sector Cheribon (1st Police Action 21-27 July 1947). A column Dutch military vehicles preceded by an armored car drives through a street with houses on either side. July 1947. Cheribon, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Withdrawal of the Dutch troops. Dutch military vehicles leave the mail. On the right is a truck (mobile canteen?) With an image of the tiger brigade emblem on the roof. November 10, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Soldiers in a jeep driving through a kampong. October 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions around Medan. Medan-brostagi: Purification campaign in the Medan area. The purpose of the trip is achieved. Seriboe delok on the piso-piso plateau. Terror basins of the TNI have laid the village in the axis. October 13, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjitjambe at Terise and Soebang. Soebang: In Soebang, a number of Indonesians voluntarily signed up to serve at the Ned. Troops and they are now trained. Ready for excercise. November 12, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Medan (III). Dutch troops raise. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Evacuation of TNI soldiers in the area of Koeningan and Banjoemas. A.A.T. Trucks from the W.-Brig. Among loaded with TNI soldiers pass by Banjoemas on the way to Gombong, where they are brought about the quo line status .. February 8, 1948. Banyumas, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

The British Army in Burma 1945 Lance Corporal Watson of the 8th Border Regiment escorting a captured and blindfolded Japanese sniper past a burning building on the outskirts of Pegu, 1 May 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Field artillery in action. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Flag parade and sport on 30-4-1948 by the T-Brigade in Salatiga. Salatiga. On the occasion of the birthday of H.K.H. Princess Juliana was held by the T-Brigade a large flag parade, after which the further day was filled with sports competitions. April 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tegal. Patrol along a road. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Tegal

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Padang. Soldiers in trucks. July 25, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

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