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.

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Operatie Kraai 1

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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

Referenced by (4)

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Second Dutch Police Action alsoKnownAs Operation Kraai
this entity surface form: Operatie Kraai
Operation Product followedBy Operation Kraai
Yogyakarta offensive relatedTo Operation Kraai