List of high-ranking commanders of the Indonesian National Revolution

This list includes high-ranking commanders in Order of battle of the Indonesian National Armed Forces as of January 1946 who took part in Indonesian National Revolution:

Portrait Name Branch Commands held (1942–1950) Notes
Sudirman
(1916–1950)

Army

  • Commander, Battalion III Kroya (Banyumas). PETA (1943)
  • Commander, BKR Banyumas. BKR (1945)
  • Commander, TKR V Division, Panglima TKR. TKR (1945)
  • Panglima of the TRI. TRI (1946)
  • Panglima of the TNI. TNI (1947–1950)
Last rank
  • Letnan Djenderal (1950)

Honorary rank

Highest command held

Hamengkubuwono IX
(1912–1988)

Army

Oerip Soemohardjo
(1893–1948)

Army

  • Retired. KNIL (1942)
  • Chief of Staff of the TKR. TKR (1945)
  • Chief of Staff of the TRI. TRI (1946)
  • Chief of Staff of the TNI. TNI (1947–1948)
Military academy
  • Militaire School te Meester Cornelis (1914)

Last rank

  • Letnan Djenderal (1948)

Honorary rank

  • Djenderal (1948)

Highest command held

Soerjadi Soerjadarma
(1912–1975)

Air Force

Military academy

Last rank

  • Laksamana Udara (1962)

Highest command held

Mas Pardi
(1901–1968)

Navy

Last rank
  • Laksamana III (1945)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Navy (1945–1946)
Djatikoesoemo
(1917–1992)

Army

  • Company commander (Surakarta). PETA (1943)
  • Battalion commander. BKR (1945)
  • Commander, TKR IV Division. TKR (1945)
  • Commander, TRI V Division. TRI (1946)
  • Commander, TNI V Division/Ronggolawe. TNI (1947)
  • Chief of Staff of the Army. TNI (1948–1949)
Military academy
  • Corps Opleiding Voor Reserve Officieren

Last rank

  • Djenderal Major (1963)

Honorary rank

  • Djenderal (1973)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Army
Abdul Haris Nasution
(1918–2000)

Army

  • Vaandrig (Officer candidate). KNIL (1942)
  • Commander, TKR III Division. TKR (1945)
  • Commander, TRI Division I/Siliwangi. TRI (1946)
  • Commander, TNI Division I/Siliwangi. TNI (1947)
  • Commander, KRU-Z (General Reserve Corps-Z). TNI (1948)
  • Deputy Commander. TNI (1948–1953)
  • Chief of Staff of the Army. TNI (1949–1952)
  • Chief of Staff, APRI/APRIS. TNI (1950)
Military academy
  • Corps Opleiding Voor Reserve Officieren (1942)

Last rank

  • Djenderal (1966)

Honorary rank

  • Jenderal Besar (1997)

Highest command held

T.B. Simatupang
(1920–1990)

Army

  • Vaandrig (Officer candidate). KNIL (1942)
  • Vice Chief of Staff, TKR. TKR (1945)
  • Vice Chief of Staff, TRI. TRI (1946)
  • Vice Chief of Staff, TNI. TNI (1947–1948)
  • Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. TNI (1950–1952)
Military academy

Last rank

  • Letnan Djenderal (1959)

Highest command held

Mohammad Nazir
(1910–1982)

Navy

Last rank
  • Komodor (1957)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Navy (1946–1948)
Gatot Subroto
(1907–1962)

Army

Last rank
  • Letnan Jenderal (1962)

Honorary rank

  • Djenderal (posthumously)

Highest command held

  • Deputy/Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (1956–1962)
Suharto
(1921–2008)

Army

  • KNIL XIII Battalion. KNIL (1942)
  • Platoon commander (Wates). PETA (1943)
  • Company commander (Madiun). PETA (1943)
  • Battalion commander. TKR (1945)
  • Battalion commander. TRI (1946)
  • Commander, 22nd Regiment, TNI Division III/Pangeran Diponegoro. TNI (1947–1948)
  • Commander, 10th Brigade, Wehrkreise III. TNI (1949)
  • Brigade commander, TNI Division III/Pangeran Diponegoro. TNI (1950)
Military academy
  • KNIL Kaderschool Gombong (1942)

Last rank

  • Djenderal

Honorary rank

  • Jenderal Besar (1997)

Highest command held

  • Commander of the Armed Forces (1968–1973)
Soesalit Djojoadhiningrat [id][1]
(1904–1962)

Army

  • Commander, Banyumas II (Sumpiuh). PETA (1943–1945)
  • Regimental commander (Tegal). BKR/TKR (1945)
  • Commander, Brigade V, Division II, Cirebon. TRI (1946)
  • Commander, TNI Division III/Pangeran Diponegoro. TNI (1946–1948)
  • Commander, TNI Division I/Diponegoro. TNI (1948)
Last rank
  • Kolonel (1955)

Highest rank held

  • Djenderal Major (1948)
Bambang Sugeng
(1913–1977)

Army

Zulkifli Lubis
(1923–1993)

Army

Last rank
  • Kolonel (1955)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Army (1955, acting)
Bambang Oetojo [id]
(1920–1980)

Army

Last rank
  • Letnan Djenderal (1955)

Honorary rank

  • Jenderal (1997)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Army (1955)
Didi Kartasasmita Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1945)

Highest command held

  • Commander, East Java Command
Mustopo
(1913–1986)

Army

Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1945)

Highest command held

  • Commander, East Java Command
Soengkono [id]
(1911–1977)

Army

  • Company Commander (Surabaya). PETA (1943)
  • Company Commander, BKR Surabaya. BKR (1945)
  • Commander, TKR Division VII. TKR (1945)
  • Commander, TRI Division VI/Narotama. TRI (1946)
  • Military Governor, East Java Command. TNI (1948)
  • Commander, TNI Division I/Brawijaya. TNI (1950)
Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1945)

Highest command held

  • Military Governor, East Java Command
Muhammad Mangundiprojo
(1905–1988)

Army

  • Company Commander (Sidoarjo). PETA (1943)
  • Company Commander, TKR Sidoarjo. TKR (1945)
Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1945)

Highest command held

  • Commander, East Java Command
Said Soekanto Tjokrodiatmodjo
(1908–1993)

National Police

  • Chief of the National Police. POLRI (1945–1959)
Raden Soemarto [id]

National Police

Muhammad Yasin
(1920–2012)

National Police

  • Commander, Special Police Troops, Surabaya. TKR (1945)
Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1945)
Suhardjo Hardjowardojo
(1900–1969)
Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1945)

Highest command held

  • Commander, Sumatera Command
Hidajat Martaatmadja [id]
(1915–2005)
Last rank
  • Letnan Djenderal (1963)

Highest command held

  • Commander, Sumatera Command
Eddy Martadinata
(1921–1966)

Navy

Last rank
  • Laksamana Madya (1964)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Navy (1959–1966)
Ahmad Yani
(1922–1965)

Army

Last rank
  • Letnan Djenderal (1965)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Army (1962–1965)
Maraden Panggabean
(1922–2000)

Army

Last rank
  • Djenderal (1969)

Highest command held

  • Commander of the Armed Forces (1972–1978)
Umar Wirahadikusumah
(1924–2003)

Army

Last rank
  • Jenderal (1973)

Highest command held

  • Chief of Staff of the Army (1969–1973)
M. Jusuf
(1928–2004)

Army

Last rank
  • Jenderal (1978)

Highest command held

  • Commander of the Armed Forces (1978–1983)
Basuki Rahmat
(1921–1969)

Army

Last rank
  • Djenderal Major (1967)

Highest command held

  • Division commander
Amir Machmud
(1923–1995)

Army

Last rank
  • Jenderal (1978)

Highest rank held

  • Division commander
Slamet Rijadi
(1927–1950)

Army

Last rank
  • Kolonel

Honorary rank

  • Brigadier Djendral (1950, posthumously)

References edit

  1. ^ Matanasi, Petrik. "Sejarah Hidup Soesalit, Anak Kartini yang Dekat dengan Kaum Kiri". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-08-23.