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Battle of Palembang (1947)
Part of Indonesian National Revolution
Date1–5 January 1947 (1947-01-01 – 1947-01-05)
(4 days)
LocationPalembang, Indonesia
Result Ceasefire
Belligerents
Indonesia Indonesia Netherlands Netherlands
Commanders and leaders
Indonesia Col. Maludin Simbolon
Indonesia Lt. Co. Bambang Utoyo
Indonesia Maj. Rasyad Nawawi
Indonesia Capt. Alamsyah
Netherlands Gen. Simon Spoor
Netherlands Lt. Col. Mollinger
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
80 militants 4 militants

Battle of Palembang or Battle of Five Days Five Night was an incident of resistance by the Indonesian army against attacks by Dutch army troops NICA which occurred in Palembang for five consecutive days from 1 to 5 January 1947.

The Dutch attempted to regain control of Indonesia in three ways, namely military action, establishing a Puppet state, and keeping Indonesia under their control.

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