Operation Kraai
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Operation Kraai was a major Dutch military offensive launched in 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution to reassert colonial control by seizing key Republican territories, including Yogyakarta.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operatie Kraai | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch military offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
breaking Indonesian resistance
ⓘ
destroying Republican government authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Dutch Police Action ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Indonesia
|
| codenameMeaning | Crow ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Dutch military high command in Indonesia ⓘ |
| conflict | Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ |
| consequence |
pressure on Netherlands to negotiate transfer of sovereignty
ⓘ
strengthening of Indonesian diplomatic position internationally ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| endDate | 1949-01 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II decolonization ⓘ |
| location |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ Yogyakarta ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Netherlands Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Army ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of key Republican territories
ⓘ
reassert Dutch colonial control over Indonesia ⓘ seizure of Yogyakarta ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indonesian National Armed Forces
ⓘ
Central Indonesian National Committee ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian Republican government
|
| partOf | Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Product ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Renville Agreement ⓘ |
| result |
Dutch capture of Yogyakarta
ⓘ
arrest of Indonesian Republican leaders ⓘ increased United Nations involvement in Indonesian question ⓘ international condemnation of Dutch actions ⓘ |
| scale | major ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-12-19 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| target | Republic of Indonesia capital at Yogyakarta ⓘ |
| theater | Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1948 ⓘ |
| triggered | UN Security Council debates on Indonesia ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | offensive operation ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
airborne assault
ⓘ
armored advance ⓘ rapid territorial occupation ⓘ |
| violated |
Renville Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Renville Agreement ceasefire
|
| year | 1948 ⓘ |
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Operatie Kraai