Regiment Van Heutsz
After the departure of the Dutch from independent Indonesia in 1949, the Regiment Van Heutsz of the Dutch Army was created with the specific aim of being "the bearer of the traditions of KNIL" (the former Dutch Indies colonial army which had carried out the Aceh War).
| Preceded by W. Rooseboom |
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1904–1909 |
Succeeded by A.F.W. Idenburg |
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