East Indies camp archives ( Indische kamparchieven ENG )
kampen East-Indies camps
KNIL Encampment Padalarang in Tjimahi
Town:
Tjimahi
District:
West Java
Region:
Java
Location:
Tjimahi is in West Java, northwest of Bandoeng. Padalarang was northwest of Tjimahi.
function:
From March 1942 this location served as a prisoner of war camp
Internees:
prisoners of war
Information:
After the capitulation of 8 March 1942, the KNIL military personnel on Java were ordered to turn themselves in at nearby military encampments or public buildings, to await internment in prisoner of war camps. The Padalarang KNIL encampment was one place where this provisional internment occurred.
East Indies camp archives ( Indische kamparchieven ENG )
kampen East-Indies camps
KNIL Encampment Padalarang in Tjimahi
Town:
Tjimahi
District:
West Java
Region:
Java
Location:
Tjimahi is in West Java, northwest of Bandoeng. Padalarang was northwest of Tjimahi.
function:
From March 1942 this location served as a prisoner of war camp
Internees:
prisoners of war
Information:
After the capitulation of 8 March 1942, the KNIL military personnel on Java were ordered to turn themselves in at nearby military encampments or public buildings, to await internment in prisoner of war camps. The Padalarang KNIL encampment was one place where this provisional internment occurred.