Harimau Indonesia Battalion

Indonesian Tigers
Laskar Hariamu Indonesia
Founding leaderMochammad Syah
Military leader
Maulwi Saelan
Political leader
Robert Wolter Mongisidi  Executed
Dates active1945-1954
Merged intoIndonesian Armed Forces
Active regionsSouth Sulawesi
Part ofIndonesian People's Rebel Army of Sulawesi (1946-1949)
South Sulawesi Guerrilla Unit (1949-1952)
WarsIndonesian National Revolution

Harimau Indonesia Battalion (literally Indonesian Tigers) was an Indonesian guerilla group operating in the South Sulawesi region against the Dutch.

History

Harimau Indonesia Battalion was created in 1945 in the Dutch Indonesia to fight against the Dutch rule. The group consised mostly of graduates of the National Junior High School in Masakaar. They attacked and occupied the Empres Hotel on 29 October 1945 from NICA and succeeded in freeing colleagues who were originally detained by NICA.[1]

Force operated between 1946 and 1947 in the city of Makassar and its surrounding areas, including Gowa, Takalar, Pangkep, Barru, Enrekang, and Tana Toraja. They were divided into small, fast-moving units. Its leadership structure as established was:[2]

In October 1946 Andi Sose moved to Enrekang to expand Harimau Indonesia branch there.[3]

On 17 August 1949 the batallion joined the South Sulawesi Guerrilla Unit.[4] On 4 March 1952 as a part of demobilisation of former guerillas the batallion led by Andi Sose joined the National Indonesian Armed Forces as the 720th TNI Battalion.[5] However a faction of the group led by Abdullah Haddade initially did not join. In late May 1954 a group of 64 Harimau Indonesia rebels led by Boy Malingkas surrendered in Makassar.[6] Abdullah Haddade himself surrendered in late June.[7]

Legacy

In the city of Makassar there is a statue standing commemorating the battalion.[2]

References

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