Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

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The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army was the colonial military force of the Netherlands in the Dutch East Indies, playing a central role in maintaining Dutch rule and later fighting against Indonesian independence movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
abbreviation KNIL ⓘ
associatedWith Royal Netherlands Army ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ
commandLanguage Dutch ⓘ
country Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
disbanded 1950 ⓘ
disbandmentReason transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia ⓘ
engagedIn Aceh War ⓘ
Bali expeditions ⓘ
Dutch–Indonesian conflict ⓘ
Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ
Java War ⓘ
linked to: Java

Pacific War ⓘ
Padri War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
established 1830 ⓘ
foughtAgainst Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Indonesian independence movement ⓘ
Republic of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Indonesia
garrison Bandung ⓘ
Batavia ⓘ
headquartersLocation Bandung ⓘ
Batavia ⓘ
involvedIn counterinsurgency operations in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
maintenance of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia ⓘ
nativeName Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger ⓘ
notableCommander Hendrik Merkus de Kock ⓘ
Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz ⓘ
Simon Hendrik Spoor ⓘ
operatedIn Dutch East Indies ⓘ
Netherlands East Indies ⓘ
linked to: Dutch East Indies
partOf Armed forces of the Netherlands ⓘ
postwarRole military operations against Indonesian republicans ⓘ
reoccupation of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
primaryRole colonial defense ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
suppression of uprisings ⓘ
recruitedFrom Ambonese soldiers ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ambon

European Dutch soldiers ⓘ
Indo-European population ⓘ
Menadonese soldiers ⓘ
foreign mercenaries ⓘ
native Indonesian soldiers ⓘ
statusDuringWWII elements evacuated to Australia ⓘ
partly captured by Japan ⓘ
subordinateTo Dutch Ministry of Colonies ⓘ
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
successor Indonesian National Armed Forces ⓘ
uniformTradition distinct colonial uniforms adapted to tropical climate ⓘ
usedLanguage Dutch ⓘ
Malay ⓘ

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Indonesian National Revolution → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
South West Pacific Area → participant → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East → alliedWith → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
South-East Asian theatre of World War II → involvedForce → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
People's Security Army → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army → nativeName → Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Yogyakarta offensive → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Indonesian Republican armed forces → opposed → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Sudirman → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Operation Product → commandedBy → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army high command ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Battle of Ambon → defender → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Battle of Ambon → garrison → Netherlands East Indies troops ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Battle of Balikpapan (1942) → belligerent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Battle of Timor (1942) → involvedMilitaryUnit → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Free Dutch forces → hasPart → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army units ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Simon Hendrik Spoor → employer → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Simon Hendrik Spoor → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Bali expeditions → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Simon Spoor → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Simon Spoor → employer → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Serangan Umum 1 Maret → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
1 March General Offensive → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
1 March General Offensive → opposedBy → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Abdul Haris Nasution → servedIn → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Allied Air Forces (SWPA) → formedFrom → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force units ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Hendrikus Colijn → militaryService → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Hein ter Poorten → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Hein ter Poorten → employer → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Gull Force → associatedWith → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Siege of Laha Airfield → belligerent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Laha massacre → target → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army personnel ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Japanese landings in the Moluccas → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Japanese landings in the Moluccas → belligerent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
First Aceh Expedition → involves → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Teuku Umar → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler → employer → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Second Aceh Expedition → participant → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Second Aceh Expedition → militaryBranch → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Curtiss P-36 Hawk → operator → Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Douglas A-20 Havoc → usedBy → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Lesser Sunda Islands campaign → opponent → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Douglas DC-2 → militaryOperator → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Martin B-10 → usedBy → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Martin B‑10
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
siege of Bonjol → hasParticipant → Dutch colonial army ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
siege of Bonjol → associatedWith → Dutch East Indies Army ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Bonjol region → associatedWith → Dutch East Indies army ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Dutch expedition against Klungkung (1908) → participant → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
Dutch colonial penal system → administeredBy → Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger ⓘ
linked to: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army