Indonesian Police Paramilitary unit. Mobile Brigades Corps (BRIMOB)
Total personnel: 30.000 troops
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During operation in Papua province
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HISTORY
Formed in late 1945 as a special police corps named
Pasukan Polisi Istimewa (Special Police Troops) with the task of disarming remnants of the
Japanese Imperial Army and protecting the chief of state and the capital city. Under the Japanese, it was called Special Police Unit (特別警察隊,
Tokubetsu Keisatsutai, not to be confused with the IJN
Tokkeitai). It fought in the revolution and was the first military unit to engage in the
Battle of Surabaya under the command of Police Inspector Moehammad Jasin.
On 14 November 1946, Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir reorganised the
Polisi Istimewa into the Mobile Brigade (Mobrig). This day is celebrated as the anniversary of this Blue Beret Corps. This Corps was reconstituted to suppress military and police conflicts and even coups d'etat.
On 1 December 1947 Mobrig was militarized and later deployed in various conflicts and confrontations like the PKI Rebellion in Madiun, DI Rebellion (1947), APRA Rebellion and RMS Proclamation (1950), PRRI People Rebellion (1953), and Permesta (1958).
As of 14 November 1961, the Mobrig changed its name to
Korps Brigade Mobil (Brimob), and its troops took part in the
military confrontation with Malaysia in the early 1960s and in the
conflict in East Timor in the mid-1970s. After that, Brimob was placed under the command of the
Indonesian National Police.
The Mobile Brigade, which began forming in late 1946 and was used during the anti-Dutch Revolution, started sending students for US Army SF training on Okinawa in January 1959. In April 1960 a second contingent arrived for two months of Ranger training. By the mid-1960s the three-battalion Mobile Brigade, commonly known as Brimob, had been converted into an elite shock force. A Brimob airborne training centre was established in
Bandung.
Following the 1965 coup attempt, one Brimob battalion was used during anti-Communist operations in
West Kalimantan. In December 1975 a Brimob battalion was used during the East Timor operation. During the late 1970s, Brimob assumed VIP security and urban anti-terrorist duties. In 1989, Brimob still contained
airborne-qualified elements.
Pelopor ('Ranger') and airborne training takes place in Bandung and at a training camp outside
Jakarta.
[4] Historically, Brimob wore the Indonesian spot camouflage pattern during the early 1960s as their uniform.
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PS: We fought British/Australia/Malaysian/New Zealand during Military confrontation with Malaysia.
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