Kopassus

Kopassus ( Komando Pasukan Khusus ) is a special unit of the Army of the Indonesian armed forces. Their headquarters is located in Cijantung in the east of Jakarta. The roughly 5,000 -strong force is used in the case of sabotage, for military intelligence in kidnapping or hostage rescue.

In addition to the strategic military command Kostrad it is the second center of power of the military in Indonesia and has been actively involved since its foundation in all crises, ranging from combat in 1950 called the Moluccas Republic Maluku Selatan, the conflict with Malaysia in the 1960s, through the power gain General Suharto, to operations in the newly independent East Timor and other trouble spots, such as Aceh or West New Guinea. In these actions was always on involvement in serious human rights violations and support for the paramilitary groups noted by international observers by Kopassus.

History

The idea of ​​a special unit goes back to the two Indonesian officers Slamet Riyadi and Colonel Lieutenant Alex Evart Kawilaran when they fought in 1949 units of the former colonial power, the Netherlands in the Moluccas. Both were amazed at the skills of the sniper of the Dutch " Corps Speciale Troepen " ( KST ), which supported the Christian population. Riyadi died a year later.

Colonel Kawilaran 1951 commander of the Military District III " Siliwangi " of West Java and Jakarta and met the Dutch Mochamad Idjon Djanbi (real name: Rokus Bernandus Visser ) on November 15 to be formed, a deserter and former major in the Dutch colonial army KNIL, who offered to men.

The band was officially founded on April 16, 1952 with the name " Kesatuan Komando Tentara territory" under the command of the Military District III " Siliwangi " to cope with the DI / TII - operation in West Java. The Dutchman Visser was its first commander. It consisted of about 100 men and two Einsatzgruppen ( " Group " ), group I in Serang, West Java, and group II in Kartosuro near Surakarta. On February 9, 1953, the command was the Army Chief of Staff reports directly. The ABRI headquarters took control on 18 March and called the Force in " Komando Angkatan Darat Corps " to.

In 1963 Group III added, responsible for training and training camps based in Batujajar in Bandung. The new headquarters in the capital, Jakarta was opened in 1959.

In 1985, the unit was reorganized and with members of the group III two new groups were formed: Group IV ( " Satuan Gabungan Intelijen " even INTEL, SGI), was for intelligence activities and "dirty" warfare responsible and group V, an anti- terrorist unit ( " Satuan anti Teror " ), under the direct command of the Commander ( " Danjen Kopassus ").

From December 1986, the Army organized around the unit and gave it its present name Kopassus.

Name

Commanders ( Danjen Kopassus )

  • Mochamad Idjon Djanbi ( Rokus Visser Bernandus ) 1952-1955
  • Major RE Djailani
  • Major Kaharuddin Nasution
  • Col. Sarwo Edhie Wibowo 1966
  • Brig Gen. Wismoyo Aris Munandar June 6, 1983 - May 22, 1985
  • Brig Gen. Sintong Pandjaitan May 22, 1985 - October 1985
  • Leut. Gene. Tarub 1993 - 1994
  • Prabowo Subianto December 1995 - March 1998
  • Maj. Gen.. Amirul Isnaini 2001

Inserts

  • DI / TII ( Darul Islam / Tentara Islam Indonesia ) Operation in West Java in 1953
  • Operation Talang Betutu against a rebellion in T & T IV in Central Java
  • Crackdown PRRI / Permesta Rebellion 1958
  • Kahar Muzakkar
  • Operation TRIKORA
  • Operation Dwikora
  • Crackdown on G30S/PKI 1965
  • Operation Naga
  • Operation Pepera in West New Guinea
  • Seroja operation in East Timor in December 1975
  • Operation Pengacau Keamanan in Aceh
  • Use in the Woyla hijacking in Bangkok March 31, 1981
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