Operation Product was a Dutch military offensive against areas of Java and Sumatra controlled by the de facto Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution. It took place between 21 July and 4 August 1947. Referred to by the Dutch as the first politionele actie, in Indonesia, the military offensive is more commonly known in Indonesian history books and military records as Agresi Militer Belanda I.
Clockwise from top left: Dutch troops in Ambarawa Burning sector houses in Cheribon Battalion Shock Troops in Baturadja, South Sumatra One of the destroyed harbor sheds of Tegal
Image: Ambarawa waar de Republiek opnieuw probeert de bevolking van Indonesië te veron, Bestanddeelnr 3920
Image: Cheribon sector Huizen branden, Bestanddeelnr 286 1 5
Image: Cheribon een der vernielde havenloodsen van Tegal, Bestanddeelnr 4576
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution also known as the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial Indonesia. It took place between Indonesia's declaration of independence in 1945 and the Netherlands' transfer of sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies to the Republic of the United States of Indonesia at the end of 1949.
Image: Indonesia declaration of independence 17 August 1945
Image: Een afdeling TNI militairen marcheert door een lege straat, Bestanddeelnr 888
Image: La Salle 1940 Series 52 Sedan Burnt Out During The British Occupation of Java SE5724
Image: Militairen rennen in een kampong, waar een aantal huizen in brand staan, Bestanddeelnr 39 4 6
