Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia

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Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia were the British-led military contingents that arrived after World War II to disarm Japanese troops and restore Dutch colonial authority, sparking armed resistance from Indonesian nationalists.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied occupation force ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
arrivalAfter Japanese surrender in World War II ⓘ
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence ⓘ
commander Philip Christison ⓘ
conflict Bandung Sea of Fire ⓘ
Battle of Surabaya ⓘ
Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ
fighting in Medan ⓘ
fighting in Semarang ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
demobilized as Dutch forces reasserted direct control ⓘ
endTime 1946 ⓘ
hasPart 23rd Indian Division ⓘ
5th Indian Division ⓘ
British Army units ⓘ
British Indian Army units ⓘ
linked to: British Indian Army

Netherlands Indies Civil Administration ⓘ
Netherlands Indies Government-in-Exile representatives ⓘ
Royal Air Force units ⓘ
Royal Navy units ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy
headquarters Batavia ⓘ
legalBasis Allied agreements on postwar occupation of former Japanese territories ⓘ
objective disarm Japanese troops in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
repatriate Japanese soldiers and civilians ⓘ
restore Dutch colonial authority in Indonesia ⓘ
operatedIn Bali ⓘ
Borneo ⓘ
Celebes ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Lombok ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ
opposedBy Indonesian nationalists ⓘ
Pemuda militias ⓘ
Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ⓘ
partOf British military administration in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
South East Asia Command ⓘ
resultedIn escalation of armed conflict with Indonesian republicans ⓘ
international attention to Indonesian independence struggle ⓘ
role occupation force ⓘ
peacekeeping and security operations ⓘ
protection of European internees and prisoners of war ⓘ
startTime 1945 ⓘ
subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia ⓘ
supportedBy Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ
Netherlands government-in-exile ⓘ
used former Japanese military facilities ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

People's Security Agency → opposedTo → Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia ⓘ
Indonesian Republican armed forces → opposed → Allied occupation forces in Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia
Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia → partOf → British military administration in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
linked to: Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia
Operation Tiderace → partOf → Allied reoccupation of Southeast Asia ⓘ
linked to: Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia