Second Dutch Police Action
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The Second Dutch Police Action was a major 1948 Dutch military offensive against the Indonesian Republic during the Indonesian National Revolution, aimed at reasserting colonial control and widely condemned internationally.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Dutch Police Action canonical | 3 |
| Dutch military aggression II | 1 |
| Second Police Action | 1 |
| Tweede Politionele Actie | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch military operation
ⓘ
event in the Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Kraai
ⓘ
surface form:
Operatie Kraai
Second Dutch Police Action ⓘ
surface form:
Second Police Action
Second Dutch Police Action ⓘ
surface form:
Tweede Politionele Actie
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Indonesia
|
| commandedBy |
Dutch colonial army leadership
ⓘ
Simon Spoor ⓘ |
| conflict | Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Australia
ⓘ
India ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
attempt to destroy the Indonesian Republic as a political entity
ⓘ
major Dutch military offensive against the Indonesian Republic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
ⓘ
ceasefire under UN pressure ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to international pressure leading to Dutch recognition of Indonesian sovereignty in 1949 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | widely regarded as violation of earlier ceasefire agreements ⓘ |
| location |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| objective | reassert Dutch colonial control over Indonesia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indonesian National Armed Forces
ⓘ
Indonesian republican guerrillas ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Dutch Police Action ⓘ |
| result |
Yogyakarta offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch capture of Yogyakarta
arrest of Indonesian republican leaders ⓘ increased pressure from the United Nations ⓘ international condemnation of the Netherlands ⓘ strengthening of Indonesian diplomatic position ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of Mohammad Hatta
ⓘ
capture of Sukarno ⓘ capture of Yogyakarta on 1948-12-19 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1948-12-19 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
post–World War II decolonization ⓘ |
| triggered |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Security Council resolutions on Indonesia
stronger UN involvement in Indonesian question ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
airborne operations
ⓘ
armored units ⓘ naval support ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Second Police Action
this entity surface form:
Tweede Politionele Actie
this entity surface form:
Dutch military aggression II