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Surabaya, Indonesia 1945-10-10 (0 others)

Overview:

The Japanese surrender created a power vacuum in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were in no position to reclaim administrative duties over such a large area so the British were tasked with restoring civil order. Commonwealth troops released Allied POWs and interned European citizens and disarmed the Japanese garrison. Meanwhile, an indigenous populist sovereignty movement took root resulting in a declaration of independence and the formation of a government. The British misread the size and popularity of the movement, failing to recognize the deep Indonesian dissatisfaction with lack of full-self rule. In October some Indonesians went on a brutal mass killing spree aimed primarily at freed European non-combatant detainees, a slaughter the fledgling Indonesian government could not contain. In response the British landed Indian troops to restore order but a misunderstanding about the terms of Indonesian disarmament resulted in additional unrest. Rioting by mobs of young Indonesians broke out. With Indian forces thinly spread throughout the city, Brigadier A.W.S. Mallaby set out unarmed in a civilian car to attempt to restore calm and order to the city streets.

Defender: Indonesian (IRA) (Tentara Keamanan Rakyat (People's Security Armed Forces) and Pembela Tanah Air (Defenders of the Homeland) with Mobs)  

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