Raymond Westerling
Military Person
1919 – 1987
Photo Credit ยป
68 Views
Who was Raymond Westerling?
Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling, nicknamed the Turk, was a Dutch military officer of the KNIL. He waged a counter-insurgency operation in Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution after World War II. He was also responsible for a coup attempt against the Indonesian government in January 1950, a month after the official transfer of sovereignty. Both actions were denounced as war crimes by the Indonesian authorities.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Aug 31, 1919
Istanbul - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- Istanbul
- Died
- Nov 26, 1987
Purmerend
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Raymond Westerling." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/raymond_westerling>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Raymond Westerling biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In