The Indonesian need of arms after the proclamation of independence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2859641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Han Bing Siong (1. [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 157 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 799-830 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-90003793 |
| OpenAlex | W2087431225 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The Indonesian Need of Arms after the Proclamation of IndependenceAt the time Sukarno and Hatta proclaimed Indonesia's independence on 17 August 1945, considerable numbers of arms were actually in Indonesian hands (Wagner 1988:119).In 1943 the .Japanese had established the Indonesian PETA, in Java comprising 66 battalions. 1 Besides, there were the heiho (in my previous articles incorrectly spelled heihö), the Indonesian auxiliary forces, amounting to 25,000 troops. 2 In addition there were 24,000 lightly armed Indonesian police with their better equipped Tokubetsu Keisatsutai (special police units), with a total of 15,000 revolvers, 10,000 rifles and 80 machine guns at their disposal (Miyamoto 1973:60
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |