Politionele acties
"Politionele Acties" (Dutch for "police actions") refers to two major military offensives undertaken by the Netherlands on Java and Sumatra against the Republic of Indonesia during its struggle for independence in the Indonesian National Revolution.[1][2] In Indonesia they are known collectively as Agresi Militer Belanda ('Dutch Military Aggressions'), although the term Aksi Polisionil is also known.
- Operation Product took place from 21 July until 5 August 1947.[3]
- Operation Kraai took place from December 1948 until January 1949.
References
- ↑ Vickers, Adrian (2005). A History of Modern Indonesia. Cambridge University Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-521-54262-6.
- ↑ Ricklefs, M.C. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300. Second Edition. p. 225, MacMillan, 1991.
- ↑ Vickers, Adrian (2005). A History of Modern Indonesia. Cambridge University Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-521-54262-6.
Further reading
- Heijboer, Pierre, De Politionele Acties, Fibula-van Dishoeck, Haarlem, 1979 (richly illustrated with a military focus, in Dutch)
- Jong, Dr. L. de, Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, deel 12, Sdu, 's-Gravenhage, 1988 (an authoritative standard text on both the political and military aspects, in Dutch)
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