Bandoeng                     Kareës                    West-Java

                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                    May 10, 2011

 

Alternate Camp Names

Bunsho II, Camp 3 (per Japanese administration)

 

Camp Location

This camp was located in a residential area in the southeastern part of Bandoeng, bounded by Papan­dajanlaan, Tang­koeban Prahoelaan, Windoestraat, Galoengoenglaan, Halimoenlaan, Malabarlaan, Wajanglaan  (behind the housing units) and Boerangranglaan (behind the housing units).

 

Japanese Camp Commanders

Native police, Lt. Suzuki (April 1944 to Nov. 1944), Lt. Takahashi Ryoichi (Nov. 1944 to Dec. 1944)

 

Camp Guards

Hashimoto, Yasuda, Snirakawa; with native police staff, heihos

 

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mrs. R. Iterson-de Hartog

 

Transports (source: Atlas Japanse Kampen)

Date

Arrived from

Transferred to

Number

in

transport

Total

number

in camp

Individual

type

 Dec. 4, ‘42 (1)

Surrounding Areas  (2)

 

5190

5190

w,ch,om

 July 10, 1943

Soek: SOG

 

500

5690

w,ch

 Oct. 19, 1943

 

Tjim: Baros 5

160

5530

b

 Oct. 28, 1943

Cheribon

 

42

5572

w,ch,om

 Dec. 8, 1943

 

Tjim: Baros 5

70

5502

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 July xx, 1944

Buitenzorg

 

11

5513

w,ch

 July 19, 1944

 

Tjim: Baros 6

59

5454

b,m

 Oct. 21, 1944

 

Band: Tjihapit

4

5450

w,ch

 Oct. xx, 1944

 

Tjim: Baros 5

80

5370

m

 Nov. 16, 1944

 

Amb: Ambarawa 9

250

5120

w,ch

 Nov. 16, 1944

 

Amb: Ambarawa 7

350

4770

w,ch

 Nov. 17, 1944

 

Amb: Banjoebiroe 10

600

4170

w,ch

 Nov. 23, 1944

 

Tjim: 4e en 9e Bat

90

4080

sm

 Nov. 27, 1944

 

Band: Bloemenkamp

252

3828

b

 Nov. 27, 1944

 

Buit: Kota Paris

250

3578

w,ch

 Nov. 27, 1944

 

Buit: Kedoengbadak

100

3478

w,ch

 Nov. 27, 1944

 

Bat: Grogol

500

2978

w,ch

 Nov. 28, 1944

 

Buit: Kedoengbadak

350

2628

w,ch

 Nov. 28, 1944

 

Bat: Grogol

500

2128

w,ch

 Nov. 29, 1944

 

Bat: Tjideng

900

1228

w,ch

 Nov. 29, 1944

 

Buit: Kedoengbadak

710

518

w,ch

 Dec. 8, ‘44 (3)

 

Band: Tjihapit

285

233

w,ch

 Dec. 21, 1944

 

Band: Tjihapit

128

105

w,ch (4)

 

 

Deceased

105

0

w,ch

Abbreviations / Notes

b=boys (11 years and older), ch=children, m=men, om=old men, sm=sick men, w=women

Amb=Ambarawa, Band=Bandoeng, Bat=Batavia, Buit=Buitenzorg, Soek=Soekaboemi, Tjim=Tjimahi

SOG=SOG-Meisjeshuis, 4e en 9e Bat=4e en 9e Bataljon

(1) Up to and including December 18, 1942

(2) Bandoeng, Tjioemboeleuit, Lembang, Garoet, Tasikamalja, Tegal, Cheribon, Soekaboemi, Buitenzorg

(3) And December 9, 1944

(4) Including 7 sick women

 

Deaths

There were a total of 105 deaths.

 

References

Beekhuis, H., et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 40, 41

Biessen-Dohmen, Mieke - De klok, 1995

Doorn, Iens van - Geluk is als een vogel, 1981, pg 82

Dulm, J. van, et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 120-121; Volume II, 2002, pg 101

Fenton Huie, Shirley - The forgotten ones (interviews), 1992; Vergeten, 1995

Graaff, Nell de - We survived: a Mother's story ..., 1989, pg 28-53

Jong, L. de - Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in WOII, Volume 11B, 1985, pg 349

Jong, L. de - The Collapse of a Colonial Society, 2002, pg 104 (translation Volume 11B)

Kessel, Albert in H.A.M.Liesker – Je denk, ken niet maar ken! 1997, pg 295-296

Raalte-Geel, Henriette van - Mogen wij altijd in dit kamp blijven? 1998

Renes-Bolding, M.A.M. - Ik kom terug zegt Loes, 1947

Vuyk, Beb - Kampdagboeken, 1989

Wallenburg-Laban, A. van – Personal communications

 

Photographs / Drawings

Dulm, J. van, et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 121; Volume II, 2002, pg 103

 

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H., et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 40

Dulm, J. van, et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 121

 

 

Kareës Camp Map

Kareës Camp Map 2

 

 

 

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