List of Indonesian infantry battalions
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The Indonesian Army
has formed a large number of infantry battalions since it was formed from provisional militias during the war against the Dutch colonial state from 1945. Today, the International Institute for Strategic Studies
' Military Balance 2007 lists the Army with 2 brigades (6 battalions) plus 60 other battalions in the KODAMs, or Military Regional Commands, and nine battalions in KOSTRAD
, the Army Strategic Reserve Command. There are also around nine airborne battalions.
Indonesian military units are commonly referred to by compound words. Infantry battalions are routinely called 'Yonif's - for batalYON InFanteri. They are also commonly referred to by their names - for example below, Infantry Battalion 511, 'Dibyatama Yudha.'
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,...
has formed a large number of infantry battalions since it was formed from provisional militias during the war against the Dutch colonial state from 1945. Today, the International Institute for Strategic Studies
International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British research institute in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict"...
' Military Balance 2007 lists the Army with 2 brigades (6 battalions) plus 60 other battalions in the KODAMs, or Military Regional Commands, and nine battalions in KOSTRAD
Kostrad
Kostrad is the Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserve Command. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops...
, the Army Strategic Reserve Command. There are also around nine airborne battalions.
Indonesian military units are commonly referred to by compound words. Infantry battalions are routinely called 'Yonif's - for batalYON InFanteri. They are also commonly referred to by their names - for example below, Infantry Battalion 511, 'Dibyatama Yudha.'
Raider Battalions
This (partial) list is drawn from a list on Indonesia Elite Forces hosted at tripod.com.- Yonif Linud 100/Prajurit Setia, now Yonif 100/Raider
- Yonif 145/Bhakti Nagara Laga Utama, now Yonif 200/Raider
- Yonif 327/Brajawijaya, now Yonif 300/Raider
- Yonif 401/Banteng Raider now Yonif 400/Raider
- YONIF 500/Raider, SurabayaSurabayaSurabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
- Kodam V/BrawijayaKodam V/BrawijayaKodam V/Brawijaya, is a military area command of the Indonesian Army, as the 5th Kodam, which oversees the entire East Java Province...
. More reliable sources required.
Other Battalions
- Yonif 303/Setia Sampai Mati (Garut); Brigif 13/Galuh Kostrad (Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat); details as of December 1999
- Yonif 321/Buaya Putih (Ciamis); Brigif 13; details as of December 1999
- Yonif 323/Galuh Taruna (Majalengka); Brigif 13/Galuh (Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat); details as of December 1999.
- YONIF 511/'Dibyatama Yudha' BlitarBlitarBlitar is a city which is the capital of a regency with the same name in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 kilometers from Malang and 167 kilometers from Surabaya. The area lies within longitude 111° 40' - 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South...
- Kodam V/BrawijayaKodam V/BrawijayaKodam V/Brawijaya, is a military area command of the Indonesian Army, as the 5th Kodam, which oversees the entire East Java Province...
. More reliable sources required. - YONIF 512/'Quratara Yudha,' Rampal, MalangMalangMalang is the second largest city in East Java province, Indonesia. It has an ancient history dating back to the Mataram Kingdom. The city population at the 2010 Census was 819,708. During the period of Dutch colonization, it was a popular destination for European residents. The city is famous for...
- KODAM V. - YONIF 516/'Caraka Yudha,' SurabayaSurabayaSurabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
- KODAM V. More reliable sources required. - YONIF 521/'Dadaha Yudha,' KediriKediriKediri or Kadiri was a Hindu Javanese Kingdom based in East Java from 1042 to around 1222. Despite the lack of archaeological remains, the age of Kediri saw much development in classical literature....
- KODAM V. More reliable sources required. - YONIF 527/Baladibya Yudha di Lumajang - KODAM V. More reliable sources required.
- Yonif 714 - KODAM VII/Wirabuana, covering SulawesiSulawesiSulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
. Formed 2004. More reliable sources required. - Yonif 744Infantry Battalion 744 (Indonesia)Infantry Battalion 744 is a territorial infantry battalion of the Indonesian Army. It was part of Kodam IX/Udayana when East Timor was still a part of Indonesia...
- West Timor, formerly one of the two territorial infantry battalions stationed in East Timor. Now KupangKupangNot to be confused with Tanjung Kupang in JohoreKupang is the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara province in southeast Indonesia....
area. - Yonif 745 - the other territorial infantry battalion stationed in East Timor. Disbanded c.2000
Further reading
- Ken Conboy, Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces, Equinox Publishing, Jakarta/Singapore, 2003 - mentions many Indonesian battalions in his history of the special forces from the 1950s to the present.
- Kostrad order of battle 1999, listing infantry battalions among other units
- Douglas Kammem, Notes on the Transformation of the East Timor Military Command and its Implications for Indonesia, Indonesia 67, April 1999