Operation Gunung Gede

Operation Gunung Gede
Part of Darul Islam rebellion
Date 19 - 24 March 1957 Location Sukabumi, West Java Result Indonesian Marines victory Indonesian Marines succeeded in killing several members of the DI/TII Leadership gang Kartosuwiryo
Belligerents
Indonesia ABRI Indonesian Marine Corps	Islamic State of Indonesia
Commanders and leaders
Capt. Boy Abidin Nrp.546/P. (Danki) Lt. Pratowo Soedibyo NRP.698/P. (Danton I) Lt. Soegito NRP.755/P. (Danton II)	Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwiryo
Strength
200 Soldiers	unknown
Casualties and losses
Indonesian Marines succeeded in killing several members of the DI/TII gang.

Operation Gunung Gede (Indonesian: Operasi Gunung Gede Pangrango) was an Indonesian marines and KKO-AL military operation to hunt down and repel the DI/TII Kartosuwiryo gang hiding in Gunung Gede Pangrango in 1957. After Operation Indra in the Indramayu, West Java area in March 1953, namely in an effort to help the local Unity to defeat the DI/TII gangs Kartosuwiryo from the sea. So for the second time the KKO-AL unit has taken part in the same security operation. The operation codenamed "Operasi Gunung gede ", this operation took place from March 19, 1957, to March 24, 1957. The operation was carried out based on verbal orders from the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (KSAL) which was then followed by a telegram KSAL 18-13 -30 March 1957/079, namely to second 2 Platoons of KKO-AL Troops to the 8-TT Infantry Regiment III, in the context of Security Operations.^[1]