Politionele acties
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"Politionele Acties" refers to two major military offensives undertaken by the Netherlands on Java and Sumatra
against the Republic of Indonesia
during its struggle for independence in the Indonesian National Revolution
. In Indonesia they are known as Agresi Militer Belanda ('Dutch Military Aggressions').
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
against the Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
during its struggle for independence in the Indonesian National Revolution
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution or Indonesian War of Independence was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between Indonesia and the Dutch Empire, and an internal social revolution...
. In Indonesia they are known as Agresi Militer Belanda ('Dutch Military Aggressions').
- Operatie ProductOperatie ProductOperatie Product, was the first of two major Dutch military offensives against the Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution. It took place following Dutch assertions that Indonesia cooperated insufficiently in the implementation of the Linggadjati Agreement, which had been...
took place from 21 July until 5 August 1947 - Operatie KraaiOperatie KraaiOperatie Kraai was the code name for a Dutch military offensive against the newly formed Republic of Indonesia in December 1948 - January 1949...
took place from December 1948 until January 1949.
Further reading
- Heijboer, Pierre, De Politionele Acties, Fibula-van Dishoeck, Haarlem, 1979 (richly illustrated with a military focus, in Dutch)
- Jong, Dr. L. de, Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, deel 12, Sdu, 's-Gravenhage, 1988 (an authoritative standard text on both the political and military aspects, in Dutch)