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{{Infobox military conflict |
{{Infobox military conflict |
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| conflict = East Indies Crisis |
| conflict = East Indies Crisis |
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| image = [[File:East_Indies_Crisis.png|300 px]] |
| image = [[File:East_Indies_Crisis.png|300 px]] |
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| caption = Two Dutch soldiers in Malaya watching the Krijgspeerd helicopters come in after a battle. |
| caption = Two Dutch soldiers in Malaya watching the Krijgspeerd helicopters come in after a battle. |
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| partof = the [[Cold War]] |
| partof = the [[Cold War]] |
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| date = February 3rd 1960- November 11th 1976 |
| date = February 3rd 1960- November 11th 1976 |
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| place = East Indies |
| place = East Indies |
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| result = |
| result = * Withrawal of the Dutch from the East Indies |
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* Withrawal of the Dutch from the East Indies |
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* Independence of the Malakka Free State, |
* Independence of the Malakka Free State, |
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* Independence of the Malay Islands |
* Independence of the Malay Islands |
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| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|NED}} [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] <br /> {{flagdeco|TUS|1855}} [[Tussenland]] <br /> {{flagdeco|NNL}} [[New Netherland]] |
| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|NED}} [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] <br /> {{flagdeco|TUS|1855}} [[Tussenland]] <br /> {{flagdeco|NNL}} [[New Netherland]] |
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| combatant2 = [[East Indies Liberation Front]] <br /> [[Malakka]] <br /> Various Sultanates of Indonesia |
| combatant2 = [[East Indies Liberation Front]] <br /> [[Malakka]] <br /> Various Sultanates of Indonesia |
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| commander1 = Cornelis van Langen |
| commander1 = Cornelis van Langen |
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Willem Middendorp |
Willem Middendorp |
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| commander2 = Junaid Siahaija |
| commander2 = Junaid Siahaija |
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Pieter-Bas Teterissa |
Pieter-Bas Teterissa |
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Bassil Patawala |
Bassil Patawala |
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| strength1 = 1960-1967: |
| strength1 = 1960-1967: |
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310,000 |
310,000 |
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1967-1973: |
1967-1973: |
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440,000 |
440,000 |
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Total Troops deployed: 3.5 Million |
Total Troops deployed: 3.5 Million |
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| strength2 = Estimated: 7.3 million total |
| strength2 = Estimated: 7.3 million total |
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| casualties1 = 194.918 KIA<br>49.000 MIA |
| casualties1 = 194.918 KIA<br>49.000 MIA |
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| casualties2 = 7-10 |
| casualties2 = 7-10 Deaths<br>205.000 wounded<br>490.000 Missing/KIA |
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The '''East Indies Crisis,''' (Malay: ''Krisis Hindia Timur'') also known as the '''Archipelago war,''' '''War of liberation''' and in the Netherlands as the '''Indian war''' (Dutch: ''Indische oorlog''), or ''Oostelijke acties'' (Eastern actions) was a conflict fought through the Indonesian archipelago, with major area’s of combat being on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Malay peninsula, Java and Celebs. Between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and her allies and the East Indies Liberation Front. Fought from 1960 up to 11th of November 1976 when Batavia fell to the East Indies Liberation Front. It was one of the last and largest colonial conflicts fought in the 20th century, involving not just the Netherlands but also numerous Allies and the British, and was part of the larger cold war. Facing them was the East Indies Liberation Front that was backed by numerous local supporters but mainly by Russia. Although the war is considered a proxy war in the Anglo-Saxon historical literature, due to Britain and Russia using their proxies to fight one another, this view is disputed by many historians both from the East Indies Federation and the Netherlands, and The Batavosphere as a whole. In the Netherlands and in general, within the Batavosphere the conflict is seen as a separate conflict from the cold war, while heavily influenced by cold war events it stands on its own legs. This is due to a variety of reasons but mainly according to some historians the need for the Netherlands and Dutch society as a whole to rationalize their actions, to rationalize 16 years of brutal warfare and tens of thousands of Dutchmen that never came home and the hundreds of thousands that were permanently scarred by the war. The East Indies Crisis was also the first televised war with people seeing the extent of the fighting and the brutality of it every night on their TVs. This shaped not just the Netherlands ‘ public perception of the war but also the global perception of the war, it showed to the world that this war and all wars are a brutal affair. The war left millions dead and even more homeless and wounded and it is seen today by historians as one of the most brutal wars fought in the 20th century. While the reasons for its end are still debated today the generally accepted narrative is that the Netherlands itself pulled out and eventually realized what it had done and stopped the war. It left behind an archipelago forever changed and never to be the same again. |
The '''East Indies Crisis,''' (Malay: ''Krisis Hindia Timur'') also known as the '''Archipelago war,''' '''War of liberation''' and in the Netherlands as the '''Indian war''' (Dutch: ''Indische oorlog''), or ''Oostelijke acties'' (Eastern actions) was a conflict fought through the Indonesian archipelago, with major area’s of combat being on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Malay peninsula, Java and Celebs. Between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and her allies and the East Indies Liberation Front. Fought from 1960 up to 11th of November 1976 when Batavia fell to the East Indies Liberation Front. It was one of the last and largest colonial conflicts fought in the 20th century, involving not just the Netherlands but also numerous Allies and the British, and was part of the larger cold war. Facing them was the East Indies Liberation Front that was backed by numerous local supporters but mainly by Russia. Although the war is considered a proxy war in the Anglo-Saxon historical literature, due to Britain and Russia using their proxies to fight one another, this view is disputed by many historians both from the East Indies Federation and the Netherlands, and The Batavosphere as a whole. In the Netherlands and in general, within the Batavosphere the conflict is seen as a separate conflict from the cold war, while heavily influenced by cold war events it stands on its own legs. This is due to a variety of reasons but mainly according to some historians the need for the Netherlands and Dutch society as a whole to rationalize their actions, to rationalize 16 years of brutal warfare and tens of thousands of Dutchmen that never came home and the hundreds of thousands that were permanently scarred by the war. The East Indies Crisis was also the first televised war with people seeing the extent of the fighting and the brutality of it every night on their TVs. This shaped not just the Netherlands ‘ public perception of the war but also the global perception of the war, it showed to the world that this war and all wars are a brutal affair. The war left millions dead and even more homeless and wounded and it is seen today by historians as one of the most brutal wars fought in the 20th century. While the reasons for its end are still debated today the generally accepted narrative is that the Netherlands itself pulled out and eventually realized what it had done and stopped the war. It left behind an archipelago forever changed and never to be the same again. |
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