Kodam diponegoro

Military Regional Command

Military districts of the Indonesian Army

The Indonesian Military Regional Commands (Indonesian: Komando Daerah Militer; abbreviated Kodam) also known officially as Military Area Commands are military districts of the Indonesian Army that function for the territorial defense of various regions within the country. They cover one or multiple provinces.

History

The Armed Forces' military regions are known as Kodam. Their organization was established by General Sudirman, following the model of the German Wehrkreise system. The system was later codified in Strategy Order No.1 (Surat Perintah Siasat No.1), signed by General Sudirman in November 1948.[1]

The Army's structure underwent various reorganisations throughout its early years. From 1946 to 1952, the Army was organized into combined arms divisions. These were consolidated in 1951 and then dissolved in 1952. From 1952 to 1958–59, the Army was organised into seven Territorial Armies (Tentara & Teritorium) composed of regiments and independent formations at

XVII Military Regional Command/Cenderawasih
Komando Daerah Militer XVII/Cenderawasih

Coat of Arms and patch worn by Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih personnel.

Active 17 May 1963 - Present
CountryIndonesia
BranchIndonesian National Armed ForcesTentara Nasional Indonesia (Language)
TypeIndonesiaRegional Military Command
Part ofIndonesian Army
Garrison/HQ Jayapura
Motto(s)Ksatria Pelindung Rakyat
"Knight protectors of the people"
Mascot(s)bird-of-paradise
Websitekodam17cenderawasih-tniad.mil.id
Commanders
CommanderMaj.Gen. Muhammad Saleh Mustafa

Komando Daerah Militer XVII/Cenderawasih or Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih (XVII Military Regional Command/Cenderawasih), is a military area command of the Indonesian Army, as the 17th (Roman numeral "XVII") Kodam, which is responsible for the defense of the Provinces of Papua, South Papua, Central Papua and Highland Papua.[1]

Brief history[]

This military region was established on 8 August 1962 as a consequence of the successful Operation Trikora in which the

Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih, is a military area command of the Indonesian Army, as the 6th (Roman numeral "XVII") Kodam, which oversees the entire Papua and West Papua Province. Previously Irian Jaya and the Maluku islands were under Kodam VIII/Trikora.[1] Kodam VIII/Trikora had in 1997 six infantry battalions plus engineer detachments.[2] The district commands in 1997 included Korem 171 (HQ Manokwari), Korem 172 (HQ Abepura), Korem 173 (HQ Biak) and Korem 174 (HQ Ambon). The South Pacific Yearbook reported three infantry battalions which were based at Manokwari, Jayapura, and Sorong, as well as mentioning a naval base at Biak. The military command derives its name (Cenderawasih) from the Indonesian word for the Bird-of-Paradise, which is native to Papua.

Territorial units[]

The Territorial Units in Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih include four Resort Military Commands (Korem):[3]

  1. Korem 171/PVT
  2. Korem 172/Praja Wirayakti
  3. Korem 173/PVB
  4. Korem 174/Anim Ti Waninggap
  5. Resimen Induk Militer Kodam XVII/Trikora
  6. Kodim 1701/Jayapura in Jayapura
  7. Kodim 1702/Jay

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