12 Nov 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Regional military commanders in Indonesia met in Yogyakarta and elected Jendral Sudirman as the overall commander of the Indonesian Army. Sudirman was a former officer in the war-time Japanese-sponsored Peta militia. Sudirman, who was a better politician than he was an officer, retained his predecessor Oerip Sumohardjo as his chief of staff in charge of army operations. Meanwhile, he immediately called for an assault on British and Dutch forces in Ambarawa. ww2dbase [CPC]
- In Indonesia, the Socialist Party (Parsi), under Amir Sjarifuddin, held its first party congress. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Uraga, Japan and disembarked troops. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Uraga, Kanagawa | CPC]
- Chiaki Matsuda was interrogated by Lieutenant Commander J. A. Field, Jr. in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | Tokyo | CPC]
Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis
Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you. Please help us spread the word: Stay updated with WW2DB: |
Change View
Desktop ViewSearch WW2DB
News
- » US Government Plans to Purge WW2 Information (17 Mar 2025)
- » WW2DB's 20th Anniversary (29 Dec 2024)
- » Wreck of USS Edsall Found (14 Nov 2024)
- » See all news
Current Site Statistics
- » 1,163 biographies
- » 337 events
- » 44,601 timeline entries
- » 1,243 ships
- » 350 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 376 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 261 facilities
- » 470 book reviews
- » 28,632 photos
- » 429 maps
Famous WW2 Quote
"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
