The Indonesian Confrontation State Library of South Australia
Monuments and Memorials within Australia associated with the
In an extremely complex regional and international environment Australian troops supported British and Malaysian forces who were opposing the Indonesian Confrontation Konfrontasi of the new federation of Malaysia
Australia 39 s involvement in the Indonesian Confrontation followed a similar pattern to involvement in the Malayan Emergency initial government hesitation gave way to escalation until the commitment peaked during the conflict 39 s later stages
Between 1962 and 1966 Indonesia and Malaysia fought a small undeclared war which came to involve troops from Australia New Zealand and Britain
The conflict had a focus on whether the former British colonies of Sabah and Sarawak which bordered Indonesian provinces on Borneo would become part of Indonesia or of the newly federated Malaysia The Confrontation began in December 1962 with an attempted coup in North Borneo by pro Sukarno rebels known as the Kalimantan National Army who
Recognising the Australians who Served in the Indonesian
Indonesia Malaysia and the Philippines 1960s Konfrontasi
Indonesian Confrontation National Museum Of Australia
55 years since end of the Indonesian Confrontation
The actual war began when Indonesia launched a series of cross border raids into Malaysian territory in early 1963 Australian units that fought during Confrontation did so as part of a larger British and Commonwealth force under British command
Remembering the Australians killed in the Indonesian
Australia s Indonesian Independence Movement A past should
Indonesian Confrontation 1963 66 Australian War Memorial
The Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation galleries explore the roles played by the Australian Regular Army Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force during the period of decolonisation in Asia
Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation Australian
The 1962 1966 Confrontation with Indonesia began less than five years after the successful completion of the Malayan Emergency and had a successful conclusion a decade before the US led coalition forces were defeated in Vietnam
In 1966 President Sukarno was removed from power by a military coup Indonesia and Malaysia were then able to negotiate an end to the confrontation signing a peace treaty Of the 114 Commonwealth soldiers who lost their lives as a result of Confrontation 22 were Australian
Australia Indonesia and Confrontation History Guild
The Indonesian Confrontation 1962 to 1966 Anzac Portal
Campaign Analysis Indonesian Malaysian Confrontation 1962
Indonesian Confrontation Konfrontasi 1962 66 Australian
The Konfrontasi or Indonesian Confrontation came in 1963 when Indonesia opposed the formation of Malaysia which President Sukarno viewed as a British attempt to maintain control in the region Thirty nine Australians lost their lives during the Malayan Emergency which lasted until 1960 and a further 29 died in the three and a half years of
Four Corners Konfrontasi Indonesia 39 s undeclared war 1966
The Indonesian Confrontation RSL NSW
The Indonesia Malaysia confrontation Indonesian Konfrontasi was fought from 1962 to 1966 between the British Commonwealth and Indonesia Indonesia under President Sukarno sought to prevent the creation of the new Federation of Malaysia that emerged in 1963 whilst the British Commonwealth sought to safeguard the security of the new state
Australian combat troops in Borneo Photo National Museum of Australia An undeclared war The Indonesia Malaysia conflict never broke into open warfare but remained a limited engagement a series of low intensity border actions between the combatants
Activists in Australia s Indonesian independence movement came from different cultural backgrounds Indonesians Indians Chinese and Australians They united together for a shared cause a rare scene at a time when the White Australia Policy was still in place
The Indonesian Confrontation or Konfrontasi was a three year conflict on the island of Borneo and the Malay Peninsula with Australian troops involved as part of a Commonwealth force under British command
Indonesian Confrontation National Museum of Australia
Between 1962 and 1966 Indonesia and Malaya fought a small undeclared war which came to involve troops from Australia and Britain The actual war began when Indonesia launched a series of cross border raids into Malaysian territory in early 1963
The Indonesian Confrontation 1963 1966 Served 3 500 Died 23 Wounded 8 Between 1962 and 1966 Indonesia and Malaysia fought a small undeclared war which came to involve troops from Australia and Britain
Australia 39 s involvement Anzac Portal
The Confrontation or Konfrontasi was a conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia that took place mainly on the island of Borneo British and Commonwealth forces including Australians supported Malaysia
Australia Indonesia and Confrontation The Strategist
Indonesian Confrontation National Museum Of Australia
The Confrontation escalated in 1964 when regular Indonesian army units became involved in cross border incursions Australia 39 s involvement in the Indonesian Confrontation arose from its commitment to the Far East Strategic Reserve
Australian soldiers and their Commonwealth allies crossed the border into Indonesian territory but those operations were kept highly secret Indonesian casualties were announced as having taken place on Malaysian soil to minimise embarrassment to Jakarta
Why did Sukarno see Malaysia as a threat to Indonesia In what way might the Konfrontasi have been seen as a distraction for the Indonesian people
For more information on the Confrontation visit DVA s Anzac Portal or the National Museum of Australia website Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment 3RAR board a RAF Belvedere helicopter to search for Indonesian infiltrators Sarawak Borneo 1965
Military history of Australia during the Indonesia Malaysia
Indonesian Confrontation Aboriginal and Torres Strait