Dutch's Ruthless Revenge

War always changes a person. In the name of revenge, many people turned into killing machines during the Indonesian war of independence.

Hendri F. Isnaeni

Indonesian fighters captured by Dutch soldiers. (NIOD).

26 Jun 2023

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WHILE on patrol up in the mountains in Central Java, Dutch soldiers from unit 4-6 of the Infantry Regiment encountered five men dressed in black. The commander, a major, asked Harrie Krol, a Bren soldier, for a weapon. A series of shots was then heard, and the five Indonesians fell to the ground to their death without resistance.

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