The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia. The KNIL's a
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army coat of arms
Poster for recruitment for the KNIL. 1938
Home Guard poster (1941)
Recruitment poster – Versterkt onze gelederen! (1944)
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 intern
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
…Indies. Following World War II, the KNIL was used in two large military campaigns in 1947 and 1948 to re-establish Dutch control of Indonesia. During the Indonesian War of Independence the KNIL trained the Dutch-born conscripts that arrived in the Dutch East Indies and made them familiar with the way that battles were fought in the…
Indonesia declaration of independence 17 August 1945
Een afdeling TNI militairen marcheert door een lege straat, Bestanddeelnr 888
La Salle 1940 Series 52 Sedan Burnt Out During The British Occupation of Java SE5724
Militairen rennen in een kampong, waar een aantal huizen in brand staan, Bestanddeelnr 39 4 6