Jacob Frederick Warouw, also known as Joop Warouw, was a military officer involved in the Indonesian National Revolution. After the revolution, his appointments include Commander of VII/East Indonesia Military Territory and Military Attaché in Beijing. He was subsequently involved in the Permesta movement that sought greater regional autonomy from the central government in Java. He was killed by a fractious unit toward the end of the movement.
Joop Warouw
Permesta was a rebel movement in Indonesia that was declared on 2 March 1957 by civil and military leaders in East Indonesia. Initially the center of the movement was in Makassar, which at that time was the capital of the province of Sulawesi. However, support for the movement in South Sulawesi gradually dissipated, forcing the headquarters to move to Manado in North Sulawesi.
Clockwise from top left: Indonesian Navy Commando Corps in Amurang Indonesian Navy in swamps chasing PERMESTA troops Indonesian marines moving toward Amurang Col. Sunandar Prijosudarmo salutes Permesta soldiers in a military ceremony on 4 April 1961 Langowan airfield occupied by the Indonesian marines Indonesian marines on Morotai Island
Image: Indonesian Navy Commando Corps in Amurang, Jalesveva Jayamahe, p 153
Image: Indonesian Navy Commando Corps in swamps chasing PERMESTA troops, Jalesveva Jayamahe, p 154
Image: Indonesian Navy Commando Corps on Morotai Beach, Jalesveva Jayamahe, p 154
