Indonesia Calls!
Historian Hans Goedkoop traces back the life of his grandfather: Rein van Langen. 'Grandpa Rein', born on Java, served in the colonial military between 1900 and 1950 - a period when the Dutch rule over the 'East Indies' began to falter.
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1.Colonial Layer Cake
01-09-202353mHans Goedkoop leaves for Indonesia in search of traces of his grandfather Rein van Langen. He was born in Java at the end of the 19th century and would later become chief of staff...
2.Country of Subjects
08-09-202352mIn the Dutch East Indies, things could not have happened in the 1920s. The economy is flourishing, the profits are enormous, especially at the extensive plantations on Sumatra. Tha...
3.Another 300 Years
15-09-202351mIn the Dutch East Indies, the authorities want peace and prosperity, but in the 1930s things were brewing in the colony. There is an economic crisis, workers are being laid off en...
4.Inverted World
22-09-202352mWhen the Germans invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, Hans Goedkoop's grandfather was on extended leave in The Hague. He refuses to sign a German declaration of loyalty and is take...
5.No Way Back
29-09-202351mHans Goedkoop's grandfather, officer Rein van Langen, returns to the Dutch East Indies after the Japanese capitulation in 1945. The independent Republic of Indonesia has just been...
6.Attack
06-10-202352mAfter a year of fighting, the Dutch East Indies have still not been reconquered by the Dutch troops in 1947. Frustration is mounting. The army is ordered to force a breakthrough wi...
7.Final Battle
13-10-202351mIn the battle for the Dutch East Indies, Dutch troops won the main prize in 1948. After a spectacular airborne landing, they conquer Jogjakarta, capital of the Republic of Indonesi...
8.The Inheritance
20-10-202349mAt the end of 1949, Dutch rule over Indonesia ended. The colonial army to which Hans Goedkoop's grandfather has been associated all his life is being disbanded. As chief of staff,...
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