Remembrance plaque in honour of local soldiers killed in Indonesia during the post-colonial war, often euphemistically called police actions (Politionele Acties). Only two such expeditions took place, which, altogether, lasted four weeks.
In the period 1945 - 1949 alone, 5000 Dutch troops died, a small number compared to the fatal casualties among the Indonesians, roughly 100.000 (including civilians).
Photo: © Albert Hagenaars, 20-12-2009.
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