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Defenders of the Homeland

Defenders of the Homeland

Battalion
The Defenders of the Homeland was a volunteer army established on 3 October 1943 in the Dutch East Indies by the occupying Japanese. The Japanese intended PETA to assist their forces in opposing a possible invasion by the Allies. By the end of... Wikipedia
Founded: October 3, 1943
Active: 3 October 1943 – 15 August 1945
March: Mars Tentara Pembela
Size: 66 Battalions in Java, 3 Battalions in Bali, c. 20,000 men in Sumatra, c. 2,000 men in Malaya