Veteran Interview on Dutch Indies Deployment and Politionele Acties

An oral history interview conducted by the Veteranen Instituut, archived by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities. The interviewee recounts his deployment to the Dutch Indies (Indonesia) after World War II, covering his military training, service with the 3.3 Infantry Regiment in Medan, and experiences during the politionele actions. The description details his roles as a driver and gunner, patrols, interactions with the local population and prisoners of war, and later veteran activities.

Use Cases

• Analyzing personal narratives of colonial military service based on the detailed description of deployment and duties.
• Studying veteran perspectives on historical events like the politionele actions based on the described account of war crimes and local interactions.
• Researching the transition from World War II to post-colonial conflicts based on the interviewee's described experiences from hiding to overseas deployment.

Strengths

• Primary source material from a direct participant in historical events, as indicated by the first-person interview description.
• Archived by a recognized institution (DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities) with a specific last update timestamp of 2025-10-24.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The single-interview scope limits generalizability for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Veteranen Instituut

Collection Method

Oral history interview, likely audio-recorded and transcribed.

Time Range

Post-World War II period, specifically the late 1940s Dutch military actions in the Dutch Indies.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:24:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Medan and surrounding areas in the Dutch Indies (present-day Indonesia).