Raymond Westerling
Dutch military commander (1919-1987) · Netherlands · On the map · Founders · Died at 68
Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling was a Dutch military officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
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DST Troops parading through Batavia for Princess Juliana's birthday in 1947. Leading the way is Captain Raymond Westerling
Westerling in hiding, days after the attempted coup (10 February 1950)
Raymond Westerling In Brussels, Belgium
Yvonne Fournier and John Thiessen flocked by journalists after landing at Schiphol Airport
Westerling and KNIL veterans protesting in front of Soestdijk Palace in 1979
A veteran saluting during the funeral of Raymond Westerling
Raymond Westerling's pistolAbout this person
He orchestrated a counter-guerrilla operation in Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution after World War II and participated in a coup attempt against the Government of Indonesia in January 1950, a month after the official transfer of sovereignty. Both actions were denounced as war crimes by the Indonesian authorities. Born in the Ottoman Empire, despite his nickname, The Turk, Westerling was of mixed Dutch and Greek descent.
