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15th Battalion's Encampment in Bandoeng

Town:

Bandoeng

District:

West Java

Region:

Java

Location:

Bandoeng is on West Java. The 15th Battalion infantry encampment, the 1st Depot Battalion, and the Aerial Target Artillery were bordered by Kampementstraat (northwest), Noorder Kampementstraat (north), Van Oldenbarneveltstraat (southeast) and Noorder Magazijnstraat (southwest), in the northeastern part of the city.

function:

From March 1942 to January 1944 this location served as a prisoner of war camp

Other name:

Kampement 15de Bat. + 1ste Depot Bat., Luchtdoelartillerie, Tjikoedapateuh; Bunsho II Kamp 1

Internees:

prisoners of war

Number of internees:

11.700

Information:

The encampments of the 15th Battalion Infantry and the 1st Depot Battalion served from March 1942 as prisoner of war camps for Australian, British, American, Dutch, Indo-European, Moluccan and Menadonese prisoners of war. The Aerial Target Artillery encampment to the east of the other two was also for a time part of the camp. The prisoners of war were housed in barracks. The grounds were encircled by barbed wire and gedek.

Commendant:

lt.-kol. Minamoto; kpt. Suzuki Susumu; kpt. Takagi Seigo; kpt. Kawakatsu

Main guards:

Takamatsu; Matsumara; Otsuka; Mashimoto; Nayashida; Kayama; Yanagawa; Kigawa; Yoshitake; Shugawa; Omiam; Yoshiyama

Guards:

Japanese military personnel, Koreans, heihos

Camp leaders:

lt.-kol. S. de Waal; lt.-kol. H. Poulus; maj. T.C.N. Canter Visscher

Literature:

Schoonenberg, B., De poorten der hel. Van Batavia tot Pakan Baroe, veertig maanden slavenarbeid in Japanse gevangenkampen 1942-1945 (Bussum 1978)

See also::

Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2614
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2617
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2728
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2830
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2833
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2914
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7623
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7651
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7654
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2550
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2564
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2745
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3111
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7537
Dairy 1
Dairy 139
Dairy 16
Dairy 173
Dairy 188
Dairy 191
Dairy 2
Dairy 216
Dairy 233
Dairy 26
Dairy 261
Dairy 3
Dairy 307
Dairy 314
Dairy 73
Dairy 8

From January 1944 to August 1945 this location served as a civilian camp

Other name:

Kampement 15de Bat. + 1ste Depot Bat., Luchtdoelartillerie, Tjikoedapateuh; Bunsho II Kamp 1

Internees:

men and boys

Number of internees:

10.038

Number of deceased:

256 (until August 1st, 1945), 9 (between August 1st and October 15th, 1945)

Information:

The encampments of the 15th Battalion Infantry and the 1st Depot Battalion had served from March 1942 as prisoner of war camps. From January 1944 civilian men and boys were brought into the barracks. The grounds were encircled by barbed wire and gedek.

Commendant:

kpt. Suzuki Susumu; lt. Takahashi Ryoichi

Main guards:

Takamatsu; Matsumara; Otsuka; Mashimoto; Nayashida; Kayama; Yanagawa; Kigawa; Yoshitake; Shugawa; Omiam; Yoshiyama

Guards:

Japanese military personnel, Koreans, heihos

Camp leaders:

jhr. H.A. van Karnebeek

Literature:

Lavalije, Th. e.a., In naam van de keizer. Jongens in de kampen te Bandoeng 1942-1945/2602-2605 (Waddinxveen 1995)
Liesker, H.A.M. e.a., Je denk, ken niet, maar kèn!! (Waddinxveen 1997)
Liesker, H.A.M. e.a., 2603-1945, jongens in de mannenkampen te Tjimahi, Baros 5 en 4e/9e Bat. (Waddinxveen 1993)
Roeloffs, P., Traces. Memoirs of an Indonesian wartime boyhood. Boys in Japanese P.O.W. camps (Medan 1998)
Roeloffs, P., Memoires 1939-1946 (Medan 1998)

See also::

Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2597
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2642
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2656
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2661
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2726
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2840
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2859
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3043
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3059
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3064
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3071
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7564
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7632
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2611
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2616
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2701
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2711
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2773
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2895
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3158
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5293
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5413
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5432
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5439
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7500
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7525
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7578
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7583
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7655
Dairy 106
Dairy 110
Dairy 151
Dairy 153
Dairy 199
Dairy 221
Dairy 235
Dairy 238
Dairy 262
Dairy 269
Dairy 286
Dairy 326
Dairy 337
Dairy 346
Dairy 412
Dairy 42
Dairy 56
Dairy 58
Dairy 63
Dairy 64
Dairy 77
Dairy 86
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 108
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 110
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 112
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 113
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 114
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 64
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 78

From 23 August 1945 to 1946 this location served as a relief camp

Other name:

Kampement 15de Bat. + 1ste Depot Bat., Luchtdoelartillerie, Tjikoedapateuh; Bunsho II Kamp 1

Internees:

men, women, and children

Number of internees:

8.000

Information:

Between 21 and 23 August 1945, the end of the war was made known by various agencies in the 15th Battalion. The heihos guarding the camp were replaced by Japanese. The Indo-European men and boys were allowed to leave the camp. A great deal of food was made available in the camp, and airdrops brought cases of, among other things, medicines. On Sunday and on Queen’s Day, church services were held. Some of the friars from the H. Aloysius Gonzaga of Oudenbosch kept the boys in the camp occupied with theatrical and musical performances and saw to education. The Japanese guards were replaced by British, and later Dutch, military personnel.

Camp leaders:

jhr. H.A. van Karnebeek

See also::

Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7696
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2653
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2912
Dairy 106
Dairy 151
Dairy 153
Dairy 235
Dairy 326
Dairy 63
Dairy 64

Organisatie: Indische kamparchieven ENG

last modification 11-04-2018

4 digitized

a total of 6 files

Your search: East Indies camp archives

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East Indies camp archives ( Indische kamparchieven ENG )

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Period

till

kampen East-Indies camps

15th Battalion's Encampment in Bandoeng

Town:

Bandoeng

District:

West Java

Region:

Java

Location:

function:

From March 1942 to January 1944 this location served as a prisoner of war camp

Other name:

Kampement 15de Bat. + 1ste Depot Bat., Luchtdoelartillerie, Tjikoedapateuh; Bunsho II Kamp 1

Internees:

prisoners of war

Number of internees:

11.700

Information:

Commendant:

lt.-kol. Minamoto; kpt. Suzuki Susumu; kpt. Takagi Seigo; kpt. Kawakatsu

Main guards:

Takamatsu; Matsumara; Otsuka; Mashimoto; Nayashida; Kayama; Yanagawa; Kigawa; Yoshitake; Shugawa; Omiam; Yoshiyama

Guards:

Japanese military personnel, Koreans, heihos

Camp leaders:

lt.-kol. S. de Waal; lt.-kol. H. Poulus; maj. T.C.N. Canter Visscher

Literature:

Schoonenberg, B., De poorten der hel. Van Batavia tot Pakan Baroe, veertig maanden slavenarbeid in Japanse gevangenkampen 1942-1945 (Bussum 1978)

See also::

Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2614
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2617
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2728
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2830
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2833
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2914
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7623
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7651
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7654
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2550
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2564
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2745
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3111
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7537
Dairy 1
Dairy 139
Dairy 16
Dairy 173
Dairy 188
Dairy 191
Dairy 2
Dairy 216
Dairy 233
Dairy 26
Dairy 261
Dairy 3
Dairy 307
Dairy 314
Dairy 73
Dairy 8

From January 1944 to August 1945 this location served as a civilian camp

Other name:

Kampement 15de Bat. + 1ste Depot Bat., Luchtdoelartillerie, Tjikoedapateuh; Bunsho II Kamp 1

Internees:

men and boys

Number of internees:

10.038

Number of deceased:

256 (until August 1st, 1945), 9 (between August 1st and October 15th, 1945)

Information:

Commendant:

kpt. Suzuki Susumu; lt. Takahashi Ryoichi

Main guards:

Takamatsu; Matsumara; Otsuka; Mashimoto; Nayashida; Kayama; Yanagawa; Kigawa; Yoshitake; Shugawa; Omiam; Yoshiyama

Guards:

Japanese military personnel, Koreans, heihos

Camp leaders:

jhr. H.A. van Karnebeek

Literature:

See also::

Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2597
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2642
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2656
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2661
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2726
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2840
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2859
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3043
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3059
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3064
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3071
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7564
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7632
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2611
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2616
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2701
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2711
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2773
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2895
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 3158
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5293
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5413
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5432
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 5439
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7500
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7525
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7578
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7583
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7655
Dairy 106
Dairy 110
Dairy 151
Dairy 153
Dairy 199
Dairy 221
Dairy 235
Dairy 238
Dairy 262
Dairy 269
Dairy 286
Dairy 326
Dairy 337
Dairy 346
Dairy 412
Dairy 42
Dairy 56
Dairy 58
Dairy 63
Dairy 64
Dairy 77
Dairy 86
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 108
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 110
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 112
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 113
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 114
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 64
Inventory 814, Inv.nr. 78

From 23 August 1945 to 1946 this location served as a relief camp

Other name:

Kampement 15de Bat. + 1ste Depot Bat., Luchtdoelartillerie, Tjikoedapateuh; Bunsho II Kamp 1

Internees:

men, women, and children

Number of internees:

8.000

Information:

Camp leaders:

jhr. H.A. van Karnebeek

See also::

Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 7696
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2653
Inventory 400, Inv.nr. 2912
Dairy 106
Dairy 151
Dairy 153
Dairy 235
Dairy 326
Dairy 63
Dairy 64

Organisatie: Indische kamparchieven ENG

last modification 11-04-2018

4 digitized

a total of 6 files

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