Operation Gunung Gede
Military operation during Darul Islam rebellion in 1952 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Gunung Gede (Indonesian: Operasi Gunung Gede Pangrango) was an Indonesian marines and KKO-AL military operation to hunt down and repel the DI/TII Kartosuwiryo gang hiding in Gunung Gede Pangrango in 1957. After Operation Indra in the Indramayu, West Java area in March 1953, namely in an effort to help the local Unity to defeat the DI/TII gangs Kartosuwiryo from the sea. So for the second time the KKO-AL unit has taken part in the same security operation. The operation codenamed "Operasi Gunung gede ", this operation took place from March 19, 1957, to March 24, 1957. The operation was carried out based on verbal orders from the KSAL which was then followed by a telegram KSAL 18-13 -30 March 1957/079, namely to second 2 Platoons of KKO-AL Troops to the 8-TT Infantry Regiment III, in the context of Security Operations.[1]
Operation Gunung Gede | |||||||
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Part of Darul Islam rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamic State of Indonesia | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Capt. Boy Abidin Nrp.546/P. (Danki) |
Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwiryo | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
200 Soldiers |
unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Indonesian Marines succeeded in killing several members of the DI/TII gang. |