Indonesische cadet aan de Koninklijke Miliaire Academie te Breda van na 1950

The Forgotten Army
Dutch East Indies 1945-1950
According to currently available information, this would be a barrette clasp and passers concern of an Indonesian cadet at the Royal Miliary Academy in Breda after 1950.

Mars et Historia (No. 2, 2005) an article about beret appears buckles worn by Indonesian cadets at the KMA with the following information:

   In 1951, 27 Indonesian cadets were within the framework of the Dutch-lndonesian Union, he seconded the KMA Breda to pursuing further. An officer In 1952, two more in 1953 and another eight Indonesian cadets. These aspiring officers, sons of Javanese rulers rule obviously talked all Dutch. They were dressed in the former battle dress uniform and as entertainment was the then daily outfit, of course without Dutch logos and buttons. Instead of the sleeve lion was on both upper arms shoulder INDONESIA title in white letters worn on red tape. 

 

 For the beret a curious emblem was produced consisting of the interlacing-braided letters A and M, and backed by a five-pointed star. The letters stand for the Indonesian words Akademi MJLITER and five-pointed star is the symbol of the ideal human by vigor and character. In the outskirts of the stylized W a palm branch and an oak branch. The letters with star are manufactured separately and attached to the barrette buckle Dutch model. As such, created a good-looking beretbadge until the Indonesians found out what the barrette clasp actually symbolized. When it was done quickly with this lndonesisch-Dutch beretbadge and it was replaced by the emblem in Indonesia is worn. By the cadets Since there is probably no more than 50 beret emblems on the W are manufactured AM emblem with star very rare. It is for example in the historical collection of the KMA-Breda (and perhaps some retired generals in Indonesia) *

In contrast to the above description it is a copy that in place of the AM letters, a letter T has. It would concern the letter T from the word that means TERUNA cadet in Malay. The reason for this different version is to me unknown. Please let me inform me about it further! 

 

Gesp op blauwe achtergrond. Grootste afmeting 5.8 x 4.8 cm

 

Achtergrond in (luchtmacht) blauw. Opvallend is de afwijkende ruwe achterzijde

 

Schuifpassanten (5.3 x 4.5 cm) met krans en de letter T, vervolgens voorzien van jaarbiezen (dit laatste bevestigd, zie hieronder).

 

 

Thanks to the kind cooperation of the collection manager of the KMA, these illustrations and additional information

I now know the emblems to detect. Luckily there were also taking handwritten descriptions from the time it came in the collection.

Attached you will find four photos.
1.On the first picture you can see a beret buckle with the letters AM (as described on your site and source) and a red surface.

2.The picture 2 shows corresponding shoulder emblems (left a 3rd year cadet, right a 1st year cadet).
   This is described as being Army. Underneath the street name as well your site is.

3.On the third picture you can see a shoulder emblem of a 2nd year cadet. It has the same T as your beretbadge to see. This is described as being Air Force.

4 In the last picture you can see the emblems below are taken into use.

100% sure I can not say, but I there were probably high as the shoulder emblems for the Army and Air Force also two different beret badges in circulation. Blue T substrates and your beretbadge are therefore in line with the shoulder emblems. Further documentation or photos that confirm this I have not yet encountered.

 

Sumber :  http://www.hetdepot.com/IndischeKMAcadetten.html