Schietbivak in Suemowono of the 441st Battalion The 411th battalion held a final major exercise before occupying its posts in the area of the T-Brigade. These men have had to defend themselves in the last six weeks, because Major H. Vaessens, chief instructor of the B-Division from Venlo, knows how to handle it. Private Sander van Thiel from Zuiderstraat 1 in Pijnacker explores the foreground. Simon is already getting used to it and has become an accurate bringer here. We are severely pinched,” he says, and there is not much left of the bunch of civilians in military clothing, as we were on o


Schietbivak in Suemowono of the 441st Battalion The 411th battalion held a final major exercise before occupying its posts in the area of the T-Brigade. These men have had to defend themselves in the last six weeks, because Major H. Vaessens, chief instructor of the B-Division from Venlo, knows how to handle it. Private Sander van Thiel from Zuiderstraat 1 in Pijnacker explores the foreground. Simon is already getting used to it and has become an accurate bringer here. We are severely pinched,” he says, and there is not much left of the bunch of civilians in military clothing, as we were on our arrival” Date: 9 November 1948 Location: Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Soemowono


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