T-Brigade

T-Brigade
Col. D.R.A. van Langen (center left), commander of T-Brigade, inspects troops of the 2nd Armored Car Squadron in Salatiga, November 1947
Founded15 January 1946
Disbanded16 December 1949
Country Netherlands
BranchRoyal Netherlands Army
SizeBrigade group
Part ofB-Division
Nickname(s)Tijgerbrigade (Tiger Brigade)
EngagementsIndonesian War of Independence
Commanders
1946Col. S. de Waal
1946–1949Col. D.R.A. van Langen
Insignia
Emblem
of the
T-Brigade

T-Brigade was a brigade group of the Royal Netherlands Army. At the end of the World War II, the formation consisted of the 2nd Battalion, 6th RIR, 1st Stootroepen Battalion and the 2/13th Light Infantry Battalion. The T-Brigade relieved the British 5th Parachute Brigade in Java on 26 April 1946.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mcmillan, p.101

References

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  • McMillan, Richard (2005). The British occupation of Indonesia 1945-1946: Britain, the Netherlands and the Indonesian revolution. Psychology Press. ISBN 0-415-35551-6.