South Sulawesi Campaign

South Sulawesi Campaign

During the South Sulawesi campaign of 1946-1947, which saw action between the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and the Indonesian infiltrations, the conflict led to the brutal execution of civilians of the island at the hands of the Dutch. Estimates of the death toll range from 3,100 civilians to as much as 40,000.

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