Korps Speciale Troepen
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Korps Speciale Troepen was a Royal Netherlands East Indies Army special forces unit that was established for deployment against the Indonesian revolutionaries during the Indonesian National Revolution
Korps Speciale Troepen Coat of Arms Wapenschild Special Troops Corps Royal Netherlands East Indies Army KNIL Koninklijk Nederlandsch Indisch Leger
Paratroopers of the KST preparing for an action, 1948
Raymond Westerling
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Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling was a Dutch military officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. He orchestrated a counter-guerrilla operation in Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revoluti
Korps Speciale Troepen
…the war, members of No. 2 Dutch troop served in DST. The paratrooper wing of the Corps wore the red beret. At the end of 1946, the DST under Captain Raymond Westerling was deployed to South Celebes to restore Dutch authority in the area. The local Indonesian nationalists, utilizing terror tactics, tried to prevent the…
Westerling in 1948
DST Troops parading through Batavia for Princess Juliana's birthday in 1947. Leading the way is Captain Raymond Westerling
Westerling in hiding, days after the attempted coup (10 February 1950)
Raymond Westerling In Brussels, Belgium