What the records say
- When
- 9 Dec 1947
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 431
- Coordinates
- 6.25° S, 107.28° E
- Description
- mass killing of civilians by Dutch forces in West Java
Rawagede massacre
1947 Dutch killing in the Indonesian National Revolution
The Rawagede massacre was committed by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army on 9 December 1947 in the village of Rawagede. Forces of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army were battling Indonesian Republican army fighters TNI and militia forces seeking independence for Indonesia.
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