Operation Sadar (PRRI)
| Operation Sadar | |||||||||
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| Part of Permesta–PRRI rebellion | |||||||||
,_Jalesveva_Jayamahe,_p241.jpg?lang=en) Indonesian strategy map during the rebellion | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Indonesia |
Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lt. Col. Ibnu Sutowo |
Lt. Col. Barlian Maj Nawawi | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Indonesian National Armed Forces | Dewan Garuda | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1,400 soldiers 6 aircraft |
2,160 troops | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None | Hundred of troops killed | ||||||||
The Operation Sadar (lit. Conscious; Indonesian: Operasi Sadar) was a military operation launched by Ibnu Sutowo aiming to cleared South Sumatra from Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) hand and neutralize the TT-II leader by an incompetence for cleared the rebels and doing an purge to TT-II units, and this operation targeting the oilfield and vital places on South Sumatra. The operation ended by government victory and the liberation of South Sumatra
Background
[edit]In the early of PRRI movements the rebels successfull in launching many uprising in many area on Sumatra especially South Sumatra, Major Nawawi as the staff of TT-II refused to accepted the government request and decided moved through Prabmulih with his army and supported his commander Lieutenant colonel Barlian. With the attempt to ordering TT-II the leader of TT-II ordered to leave battalion and replace by Lieutenant colonel Sohar.[1]
With the government success in military operation on Central Sumatera and North Sumatra,the government launched an new Operation codenamed “Operation Sadar”. The objective of This operations was to neutralized the officers in TT-II and launched an cleared operations in TT-II commando structure, This operations also to handover and liberating the South Sumatra from PRRI hands including the oil places and vital objects, and also This operation were subjected to crackdown the revolt of Major Nawawi.[2][3]
Before executed the operations Indonesian Air Force already positioned the air reinforcement in Palembang Air Defense Headquarters This reinforcement composite are four T-6 Texan aircraft and one company of PGT (Kopasgat) to secured the airport from PRRI assaults and attacks.[4]
Operation
[edit]Following with the aerial investigation by T-6 Texan and B-25 Mitchell the squadron success to identified the Major Nawawi forces and spreading pamphlet to the PRRI rebels for surrendered,this aerial investigation was make the pressure of rebels increased.[5]
By the support of Indonesian Air Force and Indonesian Marine Corps the government armies forces pressure the Major Nawawi and his forces by secured the oilfield and pressure the rebels to halted the combat fight,the Nanawi forces retreated to Bengkulu until the government forces launched an military operations to captured the Nawawi forces.[3]
Aftermath
[edit]Operation Sadar success to secured the oil places in South Sumatra such as Sri Gorong and Plaju and also halted the sabotage plan through oil places, Nawawi and his forces retreated to Bengkulu inadaptable on the situation in Bengkulu. By their actions who make the civilians in Bengkulu are not satisfied creating an civilians determination to expelled the rebels and forced them to leave Bengkulu,with the permission of army the civilians and army work together to expelled rebels and captured them.[6][5][7]
The Nawawi forces has an estimated 2,160 troops but they unable to fought the government forces by the pressure of government forces and civilians determination to expelled them, the Nawawi forces also was uncoordinated forces and spliting to the small scale in which this forces only able to plundered the civilians houses and retreated to other regions making the army was easier to captured the forces.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Mulyono (1972). Sejarah TNI-AD, 1945-1973: Peranan TNI-AD dalam mempertahankan negara. Dinas Sejarah Militer tentara nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat. p. 56.
- ^ Mulyono 1972, p. 56.
- ^ a b Mulyono 1972, p. 57.
- ^ Sudjisrah (1975). Sejarah TNI Angkatan Udara: 1950-1959 (in Indonesian). Markas TNI Angkatan Udara. p. 183.
- ^ a b Sudjisrah 1975, p. 184.
- ^ Mulyono 1972, p. 57-58.
- ^ Hendro (1972). Cuplikan sejarah perjuangan TNI-Angkatan Darat (in Indonesian). Markas TNI Angkatan Darat. p. 286.
- ^ Mulyono 1972, p. 59.