KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/KNIL_(Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army)

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Allied_Powers_(WWII)
gptkbp:badge	KNIL cap badge
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Indonesian_National_Revolution gptkb:Aceh_War gptkb:Java_War gptkb:Bali_War
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:disbanded	gptkb:Government_of_Indonesia 1950
gptkbp:enemyOf	gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army Indonesian Nationalists Acehnese resistance
gptkbp:established	1814
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Bandung gptkb:Batavia
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Batavia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army)
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Malay Dutch
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Voor_Koning_en_Vaderland
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Simon_Hendrik_Spoor gptkb:Hendrikus_Colijn
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies South Moluccan migration to the Netherlands Transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia
gptkbp:notablePrisonersOfWar	Dutch soldiers Ambonese soldiers Indo-European soldiers Japanese forces (WWII) Indonesian Nationalists
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army_Air_Force gptkb:KNIL_Cavalry gptkb:KNIL_Infantry Ambonese soldiers Indo-European soldiers KNIL Artillery KNIL Military Police African soldiers (Belanda Hitam) Papuan Battalion
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Koninklijk_Nederlandsch-Indisch_Leger
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:Dutch_East_Indies
gptkbp:parentOrganization	Dutch Ministry of Colonies
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Europe gptkb:Java gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Sulawesi gptkb:Sumatra gptkb:Timor gptkb:Ambon gptkb:Dutch_East_Indies gptkb:Flores gptkb:Manado gptkb:Moluccas
gptkbp:role	colonial army
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:uniform	khaki white (ceremonial)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Japanese_invasion_of_Borneo
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7