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The Royal Netherlands
East Indies Army (Koninklijk
Nederlands Indisch Leger or KNIL) was organized in 1830 and by
1941 had 35,000 regular troops, of whom 28,000 were native Indonesians. These
were well-trained but not
well-equipped. They were supplemented by a much large reserve (Reservekorps
and Landstorm) and militia (Stadswacht) that were relatively
poorly trained. The latter were all-Dutch, but in June 1941 a native
militia began to be raised.
| Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (ter Poorten; at Bandung) | ||||
| Vk.A.1 (at Tjikembar) | ||||
| 12 P-36 Hawk | ||||
| Vk.A.2 (at Djokjakarta) | ||||
| 11 P-36 Hawk | ||||
| I. Division (Schilling; at Lembang) | 1 and 2 Regiments. Though the strongest of the Dutch divisions on Java, it was still understrength. | |||
| Vk.A.3 (at Kalidjati) | ||||
| 12 FK-51 | ||||
| II. Division (Cox; at Semarang) | Little more than a reinforced brigade | |||
| 4
Regiment |
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| Zuid Regiment (at Tjilatjap) |
Really just a reinforced battalion | |||
| Vk.A.4 (at Kalidjati) | ||||
| 12 FK-51 | ||||
| III. Division (Ilgen; at Malang) | Little more than a reinforced brigade | |||
| 6
Regiment |
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| Surabaya Garrison Regiment |
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| Vk.A.5 (at Kalidjati) | ||||
| 12 FK-51 | ||||
| Detachmant Madoera (at Djombang) | About three battalions of natives prepared to fight as guerrillas. | |||
| Bali Detachment (at Den Pasar) | ||||
| North Sumatra Territorial Command | ||||
| Medan Battalion |
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| Pematang
Siantar Battalion |
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| Sibolga
Battalion |
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| Middle Sumatra Territorial Command | ||||
| Fort de
Kock Battalion |
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| Padang Battalion |
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| South
Sumatra Territorial Command |
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| Palembang Battalion |
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| Djami
Battalion |
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| West Borneo Battalion (at Pontianac) | 750 militia | |||
| VI Garrison Battalion (Balikpapan) | 1100 troops | |||
| VII Garrison Battalion (Tarakan) |
1300 troops | |||
| Samarinda Battalion | 500 troops |
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| Celebes
Defense Force |
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| Menado Battalion | 1500 men, 25% regulars | |||
| Kendari Battalion | 400 men |
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| Makassar Battalion | 1200 men |
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| Timor Garrison Battalion (Kupang) |
600 militia | |||
| Molukken Brigade (at Ambon) | 2600 men | |||
| Teleokbetuang Battalion | ||||
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