The Royal Netherlands
East Indies Army was largely a milita
force, stiffened with a small number of regulars.
| 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) | Only two regiments | |||
| II. Division (Cox; at Semarang) | Little more than a reinforced brigade | |||
| Vk.A.4 (at Kalidjati) | ||||
| 12 FK-51 | ||||
| Tjilatjap Brigade | Really just a reinforced battalion | |||
| III. Division (Ilgen; at Malang) | Little more than a reinforced brigade | |||
| Vk.A.5 (at Kalidjati) | ||||
| 12 FK-51 | ||||
| Detachmant Madoera (at Djombang) | ||||
| Bali Detachment (at Den Pasar) | ||||
| North Sumatra Regiment (at Medan) | ||||
| West Sumatra and Tampanoeli Battalion (at Padang) | ||||
| Riouw and Dependencies Battalion (at Bintan) | ||||
| South Sumatra Battalion (at Palembang) | ||||
| West Borneo Battalion (at Pontianac) | 750 militia | |||
| South and East
Borneo
Territorial Command
(at Banjarmasin)
|
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| Balikpapan Battalion | 200 troops | |||
| Tarakan Battalion | 1300 troops | |||
| Samarinda Battalion | Very weak | |||
| Menado Battalion | 1500 men, 25% regulars | |||
| Kendari Battalion | ||||
| Makassar Battalion | ||||
| Kupang Battalion | 500 militia | |||
| Molukken Brigade (at Ambon) | 2600 men | |||
| Teleokbetuang Battalion | ||||
References
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII (accessed 2002; now defunct)
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