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.

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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

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Indonesian National Revolution significantEvent Second Dutch Police Action
First Dutch Police Action followedBy Second Dutch Police Action
Second Dutch Police Action alsoKnownAs Second Dutch Police Action
this entity surface form: Second Police Action
Second Dutch Police Action alsoKnownAs Second Dutch Police Action
this entity surface form: Tweede Politionele Actie
Operation Kraai alsoKnownAs Second Dutch Police Action
Serangan Umum 1 Maret relatedTo Second Dutch Police Action
this entity surface form: Dutch military aggression II