Dutch East Indies Campaign - Aftermath

Aftermath

Allied forces did not attempt to re-take the islands of Java, Sumatra, Timor, or Bali during the war. Japanese forces on those islands surrendered at the conclusion of World War II. Most of the Japanese military personnel and civilian colonial administrators were repatriated to Japan following the war, except for several hundred who were detained for investigations into war crimes, for which some were later put on trial. In addition, a number of technical experts remained in the country to maintain communications, power plants, and other infrastructure installed by the Japanese. These were repatriated until 1948. - About 1,000 Japanese soldiers deserted their units and assimilated into local communities. Many of these soldiers provided assistance to Indonesian Republican forces during the Indonesian National Revolution.