The Regiment van Heutsz is a line infantryregiment of the Royal Netherlands Army. The regiment was named after J.B. van Heutsz, a former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who successfully brought the Aceh War closer to an end, and was formed on July 1, 1950. It is notable for its service as part of the United Nations force sent to fight during the Korean War. It is still operational and has served tours as part of the ISAF Afghanistan mission.
From 1832 to 1950 a substantial colonial army was maintained in the Dutch East Indies under the title of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL). Following Indonesian independence the Dutch and indigenous personnel of this force were demobilised but with the establishment of the Regiment van Heutsz on July 1, 1950 the traditions and distinctions of the KNIL were transferred to the new regiment. These included the inscription 'Military Operations Royal Dutch East Indies Army 1816-1950', still carried on the King's Colour.
The van Heutsz Regiment was incorporated into the Nederlands Detachement Verenigde Naties (NDVN) (Netherlands Detachment United Nations), which also included the Dutch Naval component sent to Korea. While 16,225 people volunteered for service in Korea, only 3,418 men were accepted and sent. 2,980 of those participated in the actual war, as the units that arrived after the armistice (July 27, 1953) did not participate in any fighting.[2]
The Korean War battalion of Regiment van Heutsz was formed on 9 September 1950. They left the Netherlands in October 26 1950 and arrived Pusan in 23 November 1950, but took the detachment as its first battalion. The regiment has the battle honorKorea 1950–1954 on its colors. In Korea, the van Heutsz troops (being understrength) were re-enforced by South Korean "KATCOM" troops. The Dutch served at three key battles, all around the Iron Triangle sector between 1951 and 1953.
Since the Regiment van Heutsz did not have its colors in 1950, a Dutch flag that was used in Korea as the battle flag of the Nederlands Detachement Verenigde Naties became the regimental colour. This flag now has official status and is shown on every parade and function of the regiment in tandem with the Sovereign's Colour awarded years after (which makes the regiment the only one in the RNA to carry a UK-style strand of colours). American and Korean battle streamers, representing the US Presidential Unit Citation, are attached to this flag.[2]
The Regiment suffered 116 Dutch and 20 attached-Korean soldiers killed in action, three soldiers are still MIA, while one Dutchman was taken prisoner and died in a North Korean POW camp. The Dutch casualties are buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, including their commander, Lt. Col. Marinus Petrus Antonius den Ouden, who was killed in action during the Battle of Hoengsong in February 1951 (Den Ouden posthumously received the Netherlands' highest military award, the Military Order of William). A total of 381 soldiers were wounded.[2] A total of 115 Surinamese soldiers also fought together with the Dutch, at least two died.[3][4]
12 Infanterie Bataljon is one of three air assault infantry battalions within the air mobile brigade
From 2006 to 2010, the battalion formed the basis of the battlegroup attached to Task Force Uruzgan, the primary Dutch component of the multi-national forces in Afghanistan. For this, the regiment was awarded with the battle honour "Noord-Kandahar 2006 en Uruzgan 2006-2009" for operations in Afghanistan, especially for combat operations in 2006 and 2007, the operation Tura Ghar in 2008-2009 and the actions of the doorgunners between 2006 and 2009.
^"Ex-Koreastrijders herdenken 61ste jaardag oorlog" (in Dutch). StarNieuws. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^ (in Dutch). Dutch Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
Bibliographyedit
VOKS Vereniging Oud Korea Strijders / Korea Combatant Club
Kester, B.C.M. (2000). "Van wimpel tot oranje strik. Nederlandse militairen in de Koreaoorlog: Een verkenning van de beeldvorming in pers, bioscoopjournaal en speelfilm". In Haitsma Mulier, E.O.G.; Maas, L.S.; Vogel, J. (eds.). Het beeld in de spiegel: historiografische verkenningen: liber amicorum voor Piet Blaas. Hilversum: Verloren. ISBN9789065504357.
M.D. Schaafsma, Het Nederlands Detachement Verenigde Naties in Korea 1950-1954 (Den Haag: Staatsuitgeverij, 1960).
Christ Klep & Richard van Gils, Van Korea tot Kabul: De Nederlandse militaire deelname aan vredesoperaties sinds 1945 (Den Haag: Sdu, 2005).
Bernadette C.M. Kester, Herman Roozenbeek and Okke Groot, Focus op Korea: de rol van de Nederlandse pers in de beeldvorming over de Korea-oorlog 1950-1953 (Den Haag: Sdu uitgevers, 2000)
Valk, Gerrit (2017). Vechten voor vijand en vaderland: SS'ers in Nederlands-Indië en Korea. Amsterdam: Boom. ISBN9789089535719.
Further readingedit
The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-3 (Belgium, Colombia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden) - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1974 (E-BOOK) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-3 (Belgium, Colombia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden) - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1974 (PDF) 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-6 (Summary) - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (E-BOOK) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-6 (Summary) - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (PDF) 2023-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
The Korean War and the UN Forces - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2015 (E-BOOK) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The Korean War and the UN Forces - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2015 (PDF) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The Statistics of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (E-BOOK) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The Statistics of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (PDF) 2021-01-11 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1998 (E-BOOK) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1998 (PDF) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The Summary of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1986 (PDF) 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The History of the Korean War-10: The UN Forces (Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Netherlands) - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (E-BOOK) 2023-06-24 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
The History of the Korean War-10: The UN Forces (Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Netherlands) - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (PDF) 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine(in Korean)
External linksedit
Official history of the Dutch participation in Korea
Website Regiment van Heutsz
Korean War History of NDVN 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
Dutch participation in the Korean War
(in Dutch) Dutch Re-enactment unit, NDVN 1953 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
(in Dutch) van Heutsz Regiment in Korea
January 01, 1970
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The Regiment van Heutsz is a line infantry regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army The regiment was named after J B van Heutsz a former Governor General of the Dutch East Indies who successfully brought the Aceh War closer to an end and was formed on July 1 1950 It is notable for its service as part of the United Nations force sent to fight during the Korean War It is still operational and has served tours as part of the ISAF Afghanistan mission Regiment van HeutszCap badge of the Regiment van Heutsz with backingActive1950 Country NetherlandsAllegiance United Nations NetherlandsBranchArmyTypeLine infantryRoleAir Assault InfantrySize1 battalionGarrison HQSchaarsbergenColorsBlack and OrangeMarchvan Heutsz MarsEngagementsKorean War Hill 325 Iron Triangle 1951 Koje do Island POW revolt 1952 Hill 340 Iron Triangle 1953DecorationsUS Presidential Unit Citation Dutch Cross for Justice and FreedomBattle honoursHoensong WonjuSoyangCommandersNotablecommandersLt Col M P A den Ouden 1 Lt Col W D H Eekhout 1 Lt Col G H Christian 1 Lt Col C M Schilperoord 1 Surinamese Korea Volunteers from the regiment at training camp in Roosendaal Contents 1 Origin 2 Korean War 3 Post Korean service and ISAF deployment 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Bibliography 6 Further reading 7 External linksOrigin editFrom 1832 to 1950 a substantial colonial army was maintained in the Dutch East Indies under the title of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army KNIL Following Indonesian independence the Dutch and indigenous personnel of this force were demobilised but with the establishment of the Regiment van Heutsz on July 1 1950 the traditions and distinctions of the KNIL were transferred to the new regiment These included the inscription Military Operations Royal Dutch East Indies Army 1816 1950 still carried on the King s Colour Korean War editSee also Military history of the Netherlands Korean War See also Category Battles of the Korean War involving the Netherlands The van Heutsz Regiment was incorporated into the Nederlands Detachement Verenigde Naties NDVN Netherlands Detachment United Nations which also included the Dutch Naval component sent to Korea While 16 225 people volunteered for service in Korea only 3 418 men were accepted and sent 2 980 of those participated in the actual war as the units that arrived after the armistice July 27 1953 did not participate in any fighting 2 The Korean War battalion of Regiment van Heutsz was formed on 9 September 1950 They left the Netherlands in October 26 1950 and arrived Pusan in 23 November 1950 but took the detachment as its first battalion The regiment has the battle honor Korea 1950 1954 on its colors In Korea the van Heutsz troops being understrength were re enforced by South Korean KATCOM troops The Dutch served at three key battles all around the Iron Triangle sector between 1951 and 1953 Since the Regiment van Heutsz did not have its colors in 1950 a Dutch flag that was used in Korea as the battle flag of the Nederlands Detachement Verenigde Naties became the regimental colour This flag now has official status and is shown on every parade and function of the regiment in tandem with the Sovereign s Colour awarded years after which makes the regiment the only one in the RNA to carry a UK style strand of colours American and Korean battle streamers representing the US Presidential Unit Citation are attached to this flag 2 The Regiment suffered 116 Dutch and 20 attached Korean soldiers killed in action three soldiers are still MIA while one Dutchman was taken prisoner and died in a North Korean POW camp The Dutch casualties are buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan including their commander Lt Col Marinus Petrus Antonius den Ouden who was killed in action during the Battle of Hoengsong in February 1951 Den Ouden posthumously received the Netherlands highest military award the Military Order of William A total of 381 soldiers were wounded 2 A total of 115 Surinamese soldiers also fought together with the Dutch at least two died 3 4 Post Korean service and ISAF deployment editThe traditions of the Regiment van Heutsz are currently maintained by one battalion serving as part of 11 Luchtmobiele Airmobile Brigade 5 12 Infanterie Bataljon is one of three air assault infantry battalions within the air mobile brigade From 2006 to 2010 the battalion formed the basis of the battlegroup attached to Task Force Uruzgan the primary Dutch component of the multi national forces in Afghanistan For this the regiment was awarded with the battle honour Noord Kandahar 2006 en Uruzgan 2006 2009 for operations in Afghanistan especially for combat operations in 2006 and 2007 the operation Tura Ghar in 2008 2009 and the actions of the doorgunners between 2006 and 2009 See also editUnited Nations Forces in the Korean War Medical support in the Korean War Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers Regiment Stoottroepen Prins BernhardReferences edit a b c d National Archives from KoreanWarEducator org a b c Dutch Participation in Korean War Archived from the original on 2010 01 03 Retrieved 2023 04 08 Pilletjes om te blijven vechten in Dutch Nederlandse Omroep Stichting 5 May 2014 Retrieved 2 August 2015 Ex Koreastrijders herdenken 61ste jaardag oorlog in Dutch StarNieuws 29 July 2014 Retrieved 2 August 2015 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade in Dutch Dutch Ministry of Defence Archived from the original on 2011 10 09 Retrieved 2011 03 10 Bibliography edit VOKS Vereniging Oud Korea Strijders Korea Combatant Club Kester B C M 2000 Van wimpel tot oranje strik Nederlandse militairen in de Koreaoorlog Een verkenning van de beeldvorming in pers bioscoopjournaal en speelfilm In Haitsma Mulier E O G Maas L S Vogel J eds Het beeld in de spiegel historiografische verkenningen liber amicorum voor Piet Blaas Hilversum Verloren ISBN 9789065504357 M D Schaafsma Het Nederlands Detachement Verenigde Naties in Korea 1950 1954 Den Haag Staatsuitgeverij 1960 Christ Klep amp Richard van Gils Van Korea tot Kabul De Nederlandse militaire deelname aan vredesoperaties sinds 1945 Den Haag Sdu 2005 Bernadette C M Kester Herman Roozenbeek and Okke Groot Focus op Korea de rol van de Nederlandse pers in de beeldvorming over de Korea oorlog 1950 1953 Den Haag Sdu uitgevers 2000 Valk Gerrit 2017 Vechten voor vijand en vaderland SS ers in Nederlands Indie en Korea Amsterdam Boom ISBN 9789089535719 Further reading editThe History of the UN Forces in the Korean War 3 Belgium Colombia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Denmark Italy Norway Sweden ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1974 E BOOK Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War 3 Belgium Colombia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Denmark Italy Norway Sweden ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1974 PDF Archived 2023 06 05 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War 6 Summary ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1977 E BOOK Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War 6 Summary ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1977 PDF Archived 2023 06 28 at the Wayback Machine The Korean War and the UN Forces ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 2015 E BOOK Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The Korean War and the UN Forces ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 2015 PDF Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The Statistics of the Korean War ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 2014 E BOOK Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The Statistics of the Korean War ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 2014 PDF Archived 2021 01 11 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1998 E BOOK Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1998 PDF Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The Summary of the Korean War ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1986 PDF Archived 2023 07 09 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The History of the Korean War 10 The UN Forces Australia Belgium Luxembourg Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Netherlands ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1980 E BOOK Archived 2023 06 24 at the Wayback Machine in Korean The History of the Korean War 10 The UN Forces Australia Belgium Luxembourg Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Netherlands ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History 1980 PDF Archived 2023 06 05 at the Wayback Machine in Korean External links editOfficial history of the Dutch participation in Korea Website Regiment van Heutsz Korean War History of NDVN Archived 2010 01 03 at the Wayback Machine Dutch participation in the Korean War in Dutch Dutch Re enactment unit NDVN 1953 Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine in Dutch van Heutsz Regiment in Korea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Regiment van Heutsz amp oldid 1217278888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
