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Historic Military Ceremonies in Indonesia

Black and white images show military personnel participating in memorial ceremonies and community interactions in Indonesia during the late 1940s.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Evacuation of TNI soldiers in the area of Koeningan and Banjoemas. Banjoemas. The evacuation of the TNI troops required a lot of preparation. The commander V-Brigade Colonel D. Huising personally informed the state of affairs. Colonel housing (right) in conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Oliver O'Dickson, American observer of the Commission of good services. Furthermore, a British military observer and (left) the lieutenant van wampelen. February 8, 1948. Banyumas, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Evacuation of TNI soldiers in the area of Koeningan and Banjoemas. Banjoemas. The evacuation of the TNI troops required a lot of preparation. The commander V-Brigade Colonel D. Huising personally informed the state of affairs. Colonel housing (right) in conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Oliver O'Dickson, American observer of the Commission of good services. Furthermore, a British military observer and (left) the lieutenant van wampelen. February 8, 1948. Banyumas, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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A flag-waving protester stands in the middle of a halted column of Marine Corps light armored vehicles on the edge of town during Operation CHISUM, a route reconnaissance patrol. Supporters of General Manuel Noriega had blocked the road with vehicles and refused to allow the patrol from Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, to proceed through the town. Subject Operation/Series: CHISUM Base: La Chorrera Country: Panama (PAN)Funeral procession. Funeral processionPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Information in djamboe at Ambarawa. A KNIL military speaks with a man in white clothing. A blackboard behind him. The population looks. November 16, 1947. Ambarawa, Indonesia, Jambu, Java, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Opmans der V-Brigade. Indonesian young man with hands up is kept up and removed by a Dutch soldier. December 20, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Colonel Julian to Indonesia. Medan. Arrival of Colonel Julian. January 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, YogyakartaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Distinctions Salatiga. Presentation of awards 2nd Eskadron armored cars Hussars from Boreel DEILER afterwards. The views are adjacent to the jeep. February 20, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, SalatigaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Parade too .... April 30, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Salatiga. Feast day II-2 R.V.A .. Football match officers - Putty officers. October 8, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, SalatigaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC INDLALAJA; Evacuation T.N.I .. South Sumatra. The TNI Evacuation Center for South Sumatra was located at Karangenda airport. Hence they were transported with trucks to Martapoera and put the status quo line there. The departure of one of the shipments. 8 February 1948. Indonesia, Intralaya, Karangendan, Dutch East Indies, SumatraPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 10-day patrol by the 4th Battalion Wardremiment Princess Irene Brigade. The 4th battalion of the "Princess Irene" regiment kept a multi-day patrol through the Oosthoek of Java. 9 June 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesSigning of the Japanese Surrender in Burma, 1945 The Japanese surrender envoys arrive at Mingaladon airfield, Rangoon.Their Majesties Inspected ***** Warriors -- The King salutes as Their Majesties, accompanied by the Paramount Chief Sobhuza Dlamini II, inspected some of the 4,000 Swazi warrior who assembled March 25. The Paramount Chief was arrayed in the height of the military fashion of the second empire, in an Azure tunic, scarlet trousers, gold epaulettes and a yellow diagonal sash.During his tour of South Africa the late King met these Swazi warriors in full war dress. The late King is accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and the new Queen. July 23, 1947.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade on the occasion of the birthday of Princess Juliana. 1st Eskadron Fighting trucks KNIL. April 30, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Herbegrafenis General H.L. La Lau at Ereveld Menteng Poeloe. Guests and family are waiting for the arrival of the hearse. May 20, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palace watch 2-14 Infantry regiment. Batavia. Palace Weltevreden to Koningsplein. Changing of the guard. July 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Rekruten from the Chinese safety corps Pao An Tui. Bandoeng: recruits from Pao An Tui are inspected by their instructors. October 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. 1st Infantry Brigade Group General curls, commander A.A.J.J. Thomson and General Dürst Britt descend the stairs from a large building. May 3, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesAnefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Enterprise boy scouts in field for opening. August 12, 1963. GreecePhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Garut, sworn etc. Two soldiers of the honorary guard are fainted. One lies on a stretcher. February 3, 1948. Garoet, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Republican soldier or railway team is on a balcony of rail. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage on the island of Bangka and the town of Pangkal Pinang. Army Day in Pangkal Pinang. Military Deflilé'in Linie '. January 18, 1947. Banka, Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesUchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly (1856ñ1933). Governor of New Zealand between 1897 and 1904, annexing the Kingdom of Rarotonga, (Cook Islands) to New Zealand in 1900Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palembang. 8 (iv) battalion shock troops in Batoorka in South Sumatra. July 23, 1947. Baturaja, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, SumatraDetachment 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. Swift m.t.d .. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesDN-SN-89-02396. Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General S.H. Platform on ereveld Menteng Pulo. The former adjutant of gene. Track and pilot of his plane, the LT. ML C. Merckelbach, runs for the coffin with the kissing on which the distinctives and the organization of the general. August 28, 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesBritish Mop Up In Pachino -- Their weapons ready, British troops mop up in Pachino in southeastern Sicily. This is an official British photograph. July 14, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).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 IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Minister Romme to Grote Oost Makassar, Menado, Ambon, Flores, Surabaya. Surabaja Dr. C.P.M. Romme and his travel group in the naval base with the maritime commander captain-to-sea c.J.w. Van Waning and a young naval officer. 2 February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, SurabayaAmerican medical students are escorted by a member of the 82nd Airborne Division to a waiting area during Operation URGENT FURY. They will be evacuated from the island aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)The Japanese delegates leave the Municipal building in Singapore after the formal surrender had been signed. The Japanese were escorted by members of the Allied force of occupation The leading Japanese is General Itagaki, who signed the surrender on behalf of the Japanese people. September 18, 1945. (Photo by Netherlands Indies Government Information Service)Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Garut. The December 7 division is two years under the weapons. Sworn and installation of 38 wedanas and assistant betanas. Even in Garoet, party was celebrated on the occasion of the 2 years under the weapons of the conscripts of the C-division "December 7". 6 May 1948. Garut, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East IndiesPhotographs Taken In Cyprus -- A light tank of an Australian Cavalry Regiment seen passing through a village on the Island. June 26, 1941. (Photo by British Official Photograph).Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Enterprise boy scouts in field for opening. August 12, 1963. GreeceAircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,MISCELLANEOUS WarPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 1st Infantry Brigade (December 7 Division). Building. Exterior care?. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Roman Catholic soldiers on the way to a church service in a Catholic church building. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja, 1st series. General Doorman is greeted by the commander X-Brigade, Colonel G.J. Van der Meulen. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival Red Cross-Evacuation train KNIL. For each extra train, families of TNI soldiers were transported to GOMBONG and transferred to a republican delegation there, careful for further transport. With the same train, from the Republic of Families of KNIL soldiers returned. The care was in the hands of the Red Cross Batavia. Arrival to the status quolijn near Gombong. In the foreground a soldier of the Republican safety police. May 22, 1948. Gombong, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Memorial Antjol. Speech by Lieutenant-Governor General H. J. van Mook. September 14, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesThe British Occupation of Java Men of the 4/7th Rajputs advance towards Bekassi during a reconnaissance in force against suspected Indonesian nationalist positions. They were supported by Sherman tanks of the 13th Lancers and could call upon artillery support from 336 Field Artillery.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit to Bondowoso from Aneta correspondents. Large groups of men with Islamic headwear or pecis sitting on a lawn with trees. Bamboo spears lie next to them. April 3, 1949. Bondowoso, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities following the birth of Princess Marijke. Traffic jam. Public. 19 February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Front kitchen and canteen truck (art. W.B.). Soldiers gather at the entrance to the Welfare service truck. April 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities in the transfer and withdrawal of the British troops from Indonesia. The deilé is conducted for the Lieutenant-Governor General H.J. Van Mook. On the podium v.l.n.r. The British Brigade General Lauder, Vice-Admiraal A.S. Pinke, H.J. Van Mook, General S.H. Rail, General E.T. Kengen. November 22, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Celebration Name DECEMBER DECEMBER DIVISION Extrazight (officers and sports competitions). Award ceremony by Colonel Thomson at the Bordes of the Palace. December 7, 1946. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesU.S. Troops Move by Plane to Attack in New Guinea:Troops move up to the front through a Papuan village after being flown in by a U.S. Army transport plane. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).Japanese Prisoners of War at work in Singapore Local civilians watch Japanese prisoners of war working to fill in trenches in the grounds of the Municipal Building in Singapore.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Herbegrafenis on the honor of Antjol from soldiers from Marine and KNIL executed in the war. Soldiers on the way to the cemetery. November 29, 1946. Ancol, Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tjililitan. "U-brigade says goodbye to her killing". Lieutenant Governor General H.J. Van Mook. November 8, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesRoyal Air Force, the Rhodesian Air Training Group in Southern Rhodesia, 1941-1945. Trainee pilots walk past their De Havilland Tiger Moth trainers at No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia), at Belvedere Airport, Salisbury.Burma/Myanmar/India: Two Indian Air Force pilots pose with their US-built Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bombers at an air base from where they attacked the Japanese during the Burma Campaign. Assam, December 1943Army personnel were deployed near Mohammed Ali road to prevent rioting after religious fundamentalists demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on 6/12/1992. The rioting continued till January 1993 in Bombay Mumbai ; maharashtra ; indiaDetachment 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.Fourth of July Celebration, Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, July 4, 1955Tree Pruning Incident in the Joint Security Area (Panmunjon) within the Korean Demilitarized Zone circa 1976.Suva gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negativesArmy personnel were deployed near Mohammed Ali road to prevent rioting after religious fundamentalists demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on 6/12/1992. The rioting continued till January 1993 in Bombay Mumbai ; maharashtra ; indiaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Peeding. GOMBONG: 8 KNIL officers were classified at inf. V (Andjing Nica) assigned. During the section. The newly-appointed officers (the TLTS. Bolsjes, Kok and v.D. Zee) are the first post-war pupils of the SROI in Bandoeng .. February 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies11/30/1982. San Bernardo neighborhood.Republican Guerillas take over the village of Kotagede, 1948 - 1949 documentary photographs Three military observers of the United Nations and a group of Republican soldiers are together in a street in Kotagede with a UN Jeep in the background. Indonesia photographic support IndonesiaDetachment 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.Trial of Japanese War Criminals in Burma Major Ichikawa, commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, 215th Infantry Regiment, was the first war criminal to be tried at Rangoon. He was accused, with 13 of his men, of killing 600 inhabitants of the village of Kalagan, a few miles to the east of Moulmein.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School youth Salatiga. The schoolchildren wiver to the jeep at the farewell. January 10, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, SalatigaDemobilization of British Service Personnel in the Far East Captain S J Allen of the 3rd Madras Regiment, at the reception desk of No.1 British Transit Camp, Nee Soon, Singapore, soon after his arrival.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Rekruten from the Chinese safety corps Pao An Tui. Bandoeng: recruits of the Chinese cracking corps Pao An Tui during shooting exercises. October 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies12/31/1935. Asmara. One of the Abyssinian Forts that the Italian Troops Operating in Abyssinia have taken over, during their recent Advance.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Remembrance memory of the U-Brigade in Padang. A military places flowers. May 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, SumatraBritish Reoccupation of Singapore, 1945 Cheering crowds welcome the arrival of troops from the 5th Indian Division as they move through Singapore in lorries.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage on the island of Bangka and the town of Pangkal Pinang. Traditional dance. January 1947. Banka, Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Information in djamboo at Ambarawa. A KNIL soldier is a speech. A blackboard behind him. The population looks. November 16, 1947. Ambarawa, Indonesia, Jambu, Java, Dutch East IndiesPolice constable looking out for rioters near Mohammed Ali road to prevent rioting after religious fundamentalists demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on 6/12/ 1992. The rioting continued till January 1993 in Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; IndiaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sunday mood in Tjianjdjoer. Two milesaires of a cavalry unit take a walk on the street. July 13, 1947. Cianjur, Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesDevelopment of French Sudan Bamaku to Timbuctu. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelMembers of the People's Revolutionary Army are escorted to a holding area after their capture by members of US military and the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC The T-Brigade in Djokja. Presentation of captured republican leaders on Djokjakarta residential office bordes. From left to right, Sjahrir Lieutenant-Colonel van Beek, Commander Corps Special troops ir. Soekarno and Mohammed Hatta. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, YogyakartaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Street scene Indonesian city. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Safety repayment I RS bumpers. The palace (house) of Landvoogd H.J. Van Mook to the Koningsplein-Noord in Batavia. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesInformation office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Erpiorten stood Hollandia. them, torch lantern procession home governor Dutch Guinea. April 29, 1955. Hollandia, GuineaLocation: Tanganyika africaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Women's corps KliL. Women's corps KliL marches t.g.v. command transfer. March 19, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reconvalescent house for soldiers in Siantar to Sumatra's North Coast. Pematang-Siantar: On January 15, 1948, the Territorial Reconvalescent Center was opened here. The building can accommodate fifty people who stay here for some time after their dismissal from the hospital, to return strengthened and rested to their part. Mrs. Scholten (wife of territorial Also troop commander Noord-Sumatra, also Commander Z-Brigade) Claims the ribbon. Left madam a.j. Heringa, which ensures further housekeeping. January 15, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Pematang Siantar, SumatraHaifa, result of terrorist acts and government measures. H.M.S. Two marines with one British Police patrolling Nazareth Street. 1938, Israel, HaifaDN-SN-90-00481. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)Eyes Front. Dwarfed by the tall officer of the guard the Queen inspects the guard, of honor of Fijian police shortly after her arrival in Fiji. February 3, 1954.The British Reoccupation of Singapore A large crowd of civilians enjoy the spectacle of Japanese prisoners of war doing manual labour outside the Municipal Building in Singapore.Singapore - Defence of War File. November 1, 1955.A view of a downtown street. Base: Hanoi Country: Viet Nam (VNM)DF-ST-98-00788. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)