KNIL

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KNILKoninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Dutch)
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According to Dutch arms expert Bas Martens, no fewer than twelve carbines were approved for use by the Landmacht, Corps Marechaussee and police; an additional five were produced for the KNIL, while the navy accounted for yet a eighteenth variant.
DUTCH SMALL ARMS OF WORLD WAR II
The jungle terrain common to much of the East Indies limited the usefulness of cavalry, and while the KNIL did maintain some mounted units, they were normally mounted infantry who traveled by mule but fought on foot.
Military & police revolvers of the Netherlands: though Dutch troops did quite a bit of fighting in Holland's colonial wars, their revolvers were idiosyncratic and often behind the times
The navy, Corps Mariniers (Marines) and some units of the KNIL were issued a similar, but shorter, rifle known as the Marinebus M.
Military rifle cartridges of the Netherlands: from Sumatra to Afghanistan
On 8 March 1942 the Dutch surrendered after a rather inglorious defense on Java, where the main KNIL forces were quickly overrun by the invading Japanese army.
Slag in de Java Zee. Oorlog tussen Nederland en Japan, 1941-1942
140) Even more confusingly, in October 1949 Kartosuwiryo is alleged to have held discussions with the notorious KNIL captain R.
Why did Kartosuwiryo start shooting? An account of Dutch-Republican-Islamic forces interaction in West Java, 1945-49
Meuwese first summarizes the data on the often forgotten conscription of Dutch citizens in the Indies, imposed for the KNIL since 1917.
Twee eeuwen dienstplicht, discipline, dienstweigering en desertie
Both the KNIL and Corps Marechaussee were constantly involved in combating bandits and pirates in addition to periodic pacification campaigns against local sultans who did not care for the "benefits" of Dutch imperialism.
Steyr's turnbolt Mannlicher military rifles: Part II: the Portuguese and export modell rifles: at the turn of the last century, the Mauser seemed poised to sweep all before it, but there were still a few tricks up the Mannlicher sleeve
It ended with the perpetrator, a KNIL lieutenant, going to jail in 1929 after questions in the Dutch Parliament made the case public.
Nizaar Makdoembaks, Mohammed smeekt om genade. Gruwelen van strijders van Oranje
The situation is exacerbated by the fact that the semi-autonomous KNIL developed and issued its own variations of the carbine, as did the Korps Marechaussee (military gendarmes), local police, and the navy.
Steyr's 6.5mm Mannlicher military rifles part I: the Romanian and Dutch rifles: the Netherlands and Romania weren't big players in European power politics, but they had some interesting variants of the Mannlicher rifle
The KNIL sent two General Staff officers on a secret mission to the British Army and RAAF at Singapore between 11 and 14 June 1937.
Paradise in Peril: The Netherlands, Great Britain and the Defence of the Netherlands East Indies, 1940-41
It quickly became apparent that the available military force, known as KNIL, and the volunteers brought in from the Netherlands were inadequate for their mission.
Antoine Weijzen, De Indie-weigeraars. Vergeten slachtoffers van een koloniale oorlog
44 millimetre KNIL model 91 revolver with intent to cause onlookers to fear violence.
Chained in the dock; MAN IS ACCUSED OF MURDERING DRUMMER RIGBY
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