Dutch Captain Westerling Memoirs – 1st edition – Guerilla Warfare – Depot Special Troops – Indonesian Independence Combat – KNIL – 1952

Up for auction is a rare 1st edition of the memories of the infamous Westerling and his special forces. Very confronting book about fighting the Indonesian independence warriors and his previous actions. I will let the photo's do the talking. Great and rare memories of a extremely debated commander in military history! Indonesian independence war Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling (31 August 1919 – 26 November 1987) was a Greek-Dutch military officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. He orchestrated a contraguerrilla in Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution after World War II and participated in a coup attempt against the Indonesian government in January 1950, a month after the official transfer of sovereignty. Both actions were denounced as war crimes by the Indonesian authorities. Born in the Ottoman Empire, his nickname was "The Turk", however Westerling was actually of Greek ethnic background. The Indonesian National Revolution (Indonesian: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia) began shortly after Japan's capitulation on August 15, 1945, followed by the proclamation of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 1945, and ended with the transfer of sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies colony ( excluding Western New Guinea) by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United... lees verder bij Catawiki