Infantry Division 1 Kostrad
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Infantry Division 1, KOSTRAD
is an infantry
division
of the Indonesian Army
. The divisional commander is a two-star Major General. In 1996 the division commander was Major General Ismed Yuzairi.
Kostrad
Kostrad is the Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserve Command. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops...
is an infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
division
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
of the Indonesian Army
Indonesian Army
The Indonesian Army , the land component of the Indonesian Armed Forces, has an estimated strength of 328,517 regular personnel. The force's history began in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat "Civil Security Forces" served as paramilitary and police.Since the nation's independence struggle,...
. The divisional commander is a two-star Major General. In 1996 the division commander was Major General Ismed Yuzairi.
Order of battle
The division's composition is:- Headquarters Command Infantry Division 1, Cilodong, Bogor
- Airborne Infantry Brigade 17/Kujang I
- Airborne Infantry Battalion 305/Tengkorak, Karachi, West JavaWest JavaWest Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
- Airborne Infantry Battalion 328/Dirgahayu, Cilodong, Regency Bogor, West JavaWest JavaWest Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
- Airborne Infantry Battalion 330/Tri Dharma, Cicalengka BandungBandungBandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, West JavaWest JavaWest Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
- Airborne Infantry Battalion 305/Tengkorak, Karachi, West Java
- Infantry Brigade 13/Galuh
- Infantry Battalion 303/Setia Yonif, GarutGarutGarut is a town in the West Java province of Indonesia and is the capital of the Garut Regency. It is located about 75 km to the southeast of the major city of Bandung.-History:...
, West JavaWest JavaWest Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population... - Infantry Battalion 321/Galuh Midshipman, MajalengkaMajalengkaMajalengka is a City in the West Java province of Indonesia the capital of Majalengka Regency.As of 2006, this regency consists of the 23 districts , all of which make up a total of 13 urban villages and 318 rural villages ....
, West JavaWest JavaWest Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population... - Infantry Battalion 323/Raider, Kota Banjar, West JavaWest JavaWest Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
- Infantry Battalion 303/Setia Yonif, Garut
- Field Artillery Regiment 2, Sadang, Purwakarta, West Java
- Field Artillery Battalion 9, PurwakartaPurwakartaPurwakarta is a City in the West Java province of Indonesia the capital of Purwakarta Regency.Purwakarta existence is inseparable from the history of the struggle against the forces VOC. Around the beginning of the 17th century Sultan Mataram sent an army led by the Regent of Surabaya and West...
- Field Artillery Battalion 10, BogorBogorBogor is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency , 60 kilometers south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta...
- Field Artillery Battalion 13, SukabumiSukabumiSukabumi is a city surrounded by the regency of the same name in the highlands of West Java, Indonesia, about south of the national capital, Jakarta....
- Field Artillery Battalion 9, Purwakarta
- Light Air Defence Artillery Battalion 1 ('Yon Arhanudri 1')
- Cavalry Battalion 1/Badak Ceta Cakti
- Parachute Combat Engineer Battalion 9
- Supply and Transport Battalion 2
- Cavalry Reconnaissance Company, Infantry Division 1
- Transportation Company, Infantry Division 1
- Field Maintenance Company Infantry Division 1
- Health Company, Infantry Division 1
- Military Police Company, Infantry Division 1
- Adjutant General, Infantry Division 1
Further reading
- 'Indonesia: Keeping its forces at full stretch,' Jane's Defence WeeklyJane's Defence WeeklyJane's Defence Weekly is a weekly magazine reporting on military and corporate affairs, edited by Peter Felstead. It is one of a number of military-related publications named after John F. T. Jane, an Englishman who first published Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships in 1898...
, 15 April 1998, p. 34-35