Military Life in Indonesia

Black and white photography capturing scenes from the Dutch East Indies, featuring soldiers, local residents, and landscapes during military operations in the late 1940s.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Van Pakem and Baoengan. Dutch soldiers in action. July 29, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Landscape. Creek with sailboat. February 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Cheribon. Indonesian residents stand along the side of the road. July 22, 1947. Cheribon, Cirebon, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Van Pakem and Baoengan. Dutch soldiers in action. July 29, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

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 Padang. Colonne military vehicles. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

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. DLC Palembang. Column military vehicles stops. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC GOMBONG. Entrance to a market (Passer / Pasar). September 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Machine-gun division of Infantry Regiment No. 7 at Wygoda Making aluminium rings in the woods. 12. Infanterie-Truppendivision.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A Dutch military unit of the 7 December division has made bivouac in a place. A number of men are in consultation. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Failed double recording. Operations in the field. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Settlers Guinea. undated. Guinea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kepandjen to Kediri. A Humber Armored car drives a road along a house and a chopped tree. Behind it an infantryman. December 20, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 2 ½ year anniversary Frisian battalion. Sports competitions. The Frisian Battalion 1-9 RI celebrated on 16 March are 2.5 year anniversary because his second year of birth fell during the police action. Colonel Huiting, Commander V-Brigade greeting the commander of the honorary guard. March 16, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, PurbalingGa

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Padang. Colonne military vehicles. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Padang. A Dutch jeep is surrounded by residents who shine from the woods. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Semarang sector. A temporary command post? A man stands by a table with covered by a sail. A type of tent is set up later. July 29, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Fire; Brigade equipment park 2nd inf. Brig. Poerwakarta. Poerwakarta. In the night of 2 on 3 July, terrorist gangs fired a storage location of the brigade equipment park, whereby O.M. a batch of rejected clothing, a number of car tires and five vessels were lost. Of the good heang not much left more than a party of broked food cans and the steel of the shed itself .. July 3, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purwakarta

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC During the advance in the Surabaya sector. The crew of a carrier has advanced to investigate the bridge. Lieutenant Kok from Bergambacht and soldier Gerrits from Renkum remove the aircraft bombs from the bridge deck while Lieutenant Hamer from Arnhem keeps watching the side terrain. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Modjokerto. House with yard. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Mojokerto, Dutch East Indies

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 Legal information service Surabaya. A crossroads with damaged buildings and clutter on the street. On the right is furnished with sandbags. February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return to blitar. Occupation of blitar: after Kepadjen and Wlingi, Dutch troops went to Blitar. The headquarters of the TNI are subject to a study here. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pankelan at Krawrang. Report to Pankelan. Isolated outpost of 1-4-8-regiment infantry. Rice harvest is brought in Kampong. March 12, 1948. Indonesia, Krowang, Dutch East Indies

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 Pankelan at Krawrang. Farm with pagger. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Krawang, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pankelan at Krawrang. A light plane rises or lands. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Krawang, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exploration trip Bren-Carriers 2-10 R.I. Surakarta. Bren carriers on the road a commander points. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Surakarta

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kenali Asem - Djambi. In the early morning of the 30th December 1948, the Dutch troops was struck to Djambi (Sumatra). This place was occupied without opposition at 8 a.m. A street scene shortly after the liberation of Djambi. December 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Destroyed articles after the riots between Hindus and Muslims in Noakhali East Bengal, November 1946, India Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Anefo photo collection. Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo). Street scene in Kinshasa. October 24, 1973. Congo, Kinshasa, Zaire

The British Reoccupation of Singapore General view of the labour camp near Seletar soon after the arrival of British forces.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sport and field post. Evacuation of a Chinese Indonesian family? Military vehicles on a road. A bicycle and a man in citizen with tropical helmet in the body. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Padang. Blurry photo. A military unit poses. August 3, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

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 v.p.t.l .. surrounding and searching of houses "At this location the commander cannot overlook the other wing of his section". 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC series Borneo; Book Borneo. A Dajak Langhuis. Eating soldiers from the patrol on the stairs. June 1948. Borneo, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return to and entry into solo. Kraton. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Surakarta

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. On the shore of a lake (Tobameer?) is a mass of Indonesians. An LVT or AMTRAC comes to land. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC v.p.t.l .. Two soldiers cross a stream or ditch over a tree trunk while others actively resumpting him probably example of good arrangement. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Djambi. Factory shed with four KNIL soldiers for that. December 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Dutch soldiers in a Kampong. One of them is in conversation with squatted villagers. January 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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 Action Soekaboemi. During a break in a village. July 21, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Sukabumi

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC BagansiaPiapi 2nd police action. Liberation from Bagan Siapi API (Sumatra). The population could return to the daily shopping on the Pasar immediately after arrival of the Dutch troops. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, march through Bahe on route for Mandalay, January 1945.

Ward scene at Finschhafen Casualty Clearing Station. May 29, 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sport exercises Depot Special troops. Three soldiers are or are seen on the ground after having jumped out of a truck's body. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Environment Tjikempek, Telaga Sari. A group of Indonesian men walks under led or monitoring of Dutch soldiers along a pagger. December 10, 1947. Cikempek, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Grave Major J. Arkell. British military cemetery in Batavia. August 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. On August 15, the Wali Negara Pasoendan brought, Aria Adipati Wiranata Koesoenah visited Soekaboemi. August 15, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return in the direction of and through the ANAI gorge. Refinition from the Padang sector in the direction of the "Anai gorge": a group of soldiers run over a bridge or a dam. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Two republican fighters are forced to leave a hut under the threat of weapons. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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 Salatiga. Repatrants who go back to Republican area are on a column Dutch military vehicles. December 2, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Cheribon (III). Cheribon: wrapped in a large dust cloud on the way to Tegal. July 28, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Dutch military column set up on a street. Children and residents watched. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

British Pacific Fleet 1944-1945 Juan and Dennis Clark, little internees of Camp Stanley, Hong Kong, sit beside the grave of their baby brother Anthony, who was born on the 2nd of December 1942, in the camp, and died of malnutrition three weeks later. Father was a Eurasian Policeman in Hong Kong when the Japanese entered the city and interned them. Children had a special part of the cemetery adjoining the camp.

The British Army in Burma 1945 Lee tanks and infantry of 19th Division move forward in the suburbs of Mandalay, 10 March 1945.

Saibai Island - Torres Straits. March 20, 1942.

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 Great East. View of settlement from jungle. November 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A destroyed school building?. December 23, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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 Company Wingfoot, Rantau Prapat. Passer with market stalls. December 24, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

The Battle of the Somme, July - November 1916 Battle of Albert. 9.2-inch gun being hauled back into position after firing. July 1916.

Ceylon typical village. May 10, 1942.

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 Medan. Colonne military vehicles. August 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. From the poll in uniform in a jeep at Depok in the Dutch East Indies. 1946. Depok, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Mobile canteen Mobile Canteen. Mobile canteen is at a bridge. June 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Liberation Banole Chinese and their evacuation to Djokja. In the area south of Djokja, the Republican forces had taken away more than 500 Chinese. The fate that these people hung above the head can be easily guessed. Thanks to the rapid advance of the Dutch troops, they could be saved. The entire junk, which in Bantool were in a school and at the Emplacement, was reduced by the Dutch troops to Djokja. Recording of the lucky people during the evacuation preparations. December 30, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Cheribon. Parade, various topics Tjikempek. Tjikempek. The railway connections in the liberated area form a grateful sabotage object for the Republican battle groups. Spoolijn Tjikempek-Cheribon. October 1947. Cikempek, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Genists are on both sides of a sloping of a disappeared burg to be repaired. September 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kepandjen to Kediri. Soldiers in coverage along a road, against a fence. December 20, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Remembrance memory of the U-Brigade in Padang. Soldiers and family members at the graves. May 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

The Pioneer Column laarger on the banks of the Tuli River circa 1890. Bechuanaland (now Botswana).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Boemiajoe, Cheribon, Tom, tjilatjap. Maurits Bay (South Java) supply of equipment Landing vessel LST 627 "Pelikaan" is moored at the beach. Soldiers sit down with marking a supply road and removing barriers. October 22, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Palembang. 8 (iv) battalion shock troops in Batoorka in South Sumatra. Soldiers get a drink offered by residents. July 23, 1947. Baturaja, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

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.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (rifle in hand), Francis McDonald, Gene Garrick, John Howard, Vincent Price, George Bancroft, on-set of the Film, "Green Hell", Universal Pictures, 1940

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. DLC Instrumentation Tangerang. Dutch Millitaire (Marines?) In Jeeps under a gate with the text "Tentara repuchs Indonesia Tangerang". 28 May 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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. DLC Pankelan at Krawrang. Supply is dropped to parachutes. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Krawang, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandjermasin, a city on and above the water. Face from a prark. 12 February 1948. Bandjermasin, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Harrevelds. Funeral of J. van Harreveld and wife on the ceremony for civilian cases in Menteng Poeloe. Mrs. Spoor at the grave?. October 31, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Queen is greeted on her arrival at Lelydorp. November 3, 1955. Lelydorp, Suriname

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Two republican stijrijders are taken out of a top and kept under shot. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions II-2 RVA at Salatiga. Reksosari: 2-2-2 RVA guns during a break with their field guns standing in the art. October 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Rekosari

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 Visit from General Dürst Britt and Colonel Lentz and other authorities to 3rd Infantry Brigade in Boomboong. Boyboo Ang at Garoet: On this very remote post, General Major Dürst Britt, in the company of the CD. 3rd inf.brig.kol. Lentz, a visit. During the tour through the camp. March 25, 1948. Bumbulang, Garut, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

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 Report for assembly "The Dutch soldier in Medan". Reporting area Belawan. Four Dutch soldiers are located on the side of the road and want to go with a truck with a truck. April 5, 1948. Belawan, Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

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