The term military-legal apparatus refers to the various types of courts-martial that existed during the war, including the "krijgsraad te velde KL", "krijgsraad te velde KNIL", "bijzondere krijgsgerechten", but also the military police (KMP), the commanding general, and the High Military ...
By 1945, areas of the eastern Dutch Indies had been liberated by Australian, Dutch forces and Acehnese guerillas, while military targets all across the archipelago were subject to Allied air raids. Small arms of the Koninlijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger: Part 2-from Bali to Papua: the KNIL enjoy...
Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History Groen, P. M. (1993). Militant response: The Dutch use of military force and the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies, 1945-50. The journal of imperial and Commonwealth history, 21(3), 30-44....
It was largely based upon an already existing design made for the American Marine Corps, but with several changes proposed by the Army of the Dutch East Indies, which included the addition of a small turret. Two… Renault FT in Dutch Service ...
Caption Map showing Japanese offensives in the Dutch East Indies, Dec 1941-Apr 1942 Photographer Unknown Source United States Military Academy More on... Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java Main article Photos Maps Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo Main article Photos Maps Dutch East Indies ...
The Dutch not only produced fantastic naval china, but also the famous Klewang Naval Cutlass used in the Dutch East Indies in Army, Police and Naval services during the 19th and 20th centuries. In fact this Dutch Klewang was thought highly enough by the United States Navy that...
The company, previously known as the Dutch Company for the Exploitation of Petroleum Wells in the Dutch East Indies, received the designation on 18 April 1890 from King Willem III. Dutch often referred to the business simply as ‘the Royal’. On Friday, Chairman Andrew Mackenzie emphasised that...
The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 restricted KLM's operations, with flights over France and Germany prohibited, and many of its aircraft painted in over-all orange to limit the potential for confusion with military aircraft. European routes were limited to services to Scandin...
Source: Dutch National Military Archives. Fate By 1938, new armored cars bought from Sweden had been accepted into the Dutch inventory, and plans were made to take the Ehrhardt out of service in that year, but these plans never came to fruition. In May 1940, the vehicle was found by the...
OAS,Organization of American States- an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Guiana- a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam ...