Malang Marinekamp East-Java

March 20, 2011

Alternate Camp Name

Marinekampement (“Navy encampment”)

Camp Location

Marinekamp (built in 1939) was in the south-western part of Malang, within the area bounded by Ridderweg, Sumatraweg, Malakkaweg and Borneoweg (streets). The camp was fenced with barbed wire and gedek.
Marinekamp was a vacation facility for the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Navy).

Japanese Camp Commanders

Sukihara, Sanoda, Jikoji

Camp Guards

Native police staff, heihos

Dutch Camp Leaders

Men’s camp: Mr. W. Atkins

Transports (source: Atlas Japanse Kampen)

Date	Arrived from	Transferred to	Number in transport	Total number in camp	Individual type
	MEN’S CAMP
June xx, 1942	Surrounding Areas		100		b,m
Dec. xx, 1942	Mal: LOG		400		b,m
Jan. xx, 1943	Oosthoek (1)		480		b,m
Aug. 29, 1943	Surrounding Areas		20	1000	m (2)
Dec. 17, 1943		Mal: De Wijk	190		om
Dec. 20, 1943	Mal: De Wijk		60		b,m (3)
Feb. 2, 1944		Mal: De Wijk	19		sm
Feb. 2, 1944		Tjim: 4e en 9e Bat	850	0	b,m
	WOMEN’S CAMP
Mar xx, 44 (4)	Surrounding Areas				w,ch (5)

Abbreviations / Notes

b=boys, ch=children, m=men, om=old men, sm=sick men, w=women

Mal=Malang, Tjim=Tjimahi; Bat=Bataljon

(1) the east part of East-Java

(2) All Dutch male missionaries (brothers, fathers, friars, priests, pastors, etc.)

(3) Including the 6 Fraters van Utrecht (Brothers of Utrecht)

(4) And subsequent months

(5) Of Indo-European descent

References

Beekhuis, H. et al - Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 2, p 110

Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pp 203-204 (events during the Bersiap period)

Dulm, J. van et al - Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, p 178; Volume II, 2002, p 146

Haas, Paula de - Indo-Europeanen in Malang, Doctoral Thesis, 1992, p 34

Jong, L. de - Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in WOII, Volume 11B, p 350

Jong, L. de - The Collapse of a Colonial Society, 2002, p 105 (translation of Volume 11B)

Kappers, Theo - Begrafenisonderneming Halewijn, Moesson magazine 32/1 (July 15, 1987), p 25

Kappers, Theo - In de kerstnacht ...., Moesson magazine 31/10 (December 1986), p 10

Kaptijn, F.W. - Indische jaren in Malang (Volume 1), Moesson magazine 39/5 (November 1994) p 12

Kaptijn, F.W. - Indische jaren in Malang (Volume 2), Moesson magazine 39/7 (January 1995) p 11

Kaptijn, F.W. - Indische jaren in Malang (Volume 3), Moesson magazine 39/8 (February 1995) p 11

Kaptijn, F.W. - Indische jaren in Malang (Volume 4), Moesson magazine 39/9 (March 1995) p 11

Kaptijn, F.W. - Indische jaren in Malang (Volume 5), Moesson magazine 39/10 (April 1995) p 11

Moscou-de Ruyter - Vogelvrij, 1984, p 127

Zr OLV van Amersfoort - Onder de gevreesde vloedgolf, 1948, p 34

Photographs / Drawings:

Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, p 204 (2007 photo)

Dulm, J. van – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume II, 2002, p 149 (vertical aerial photo)

Legemaate, H.J. et al - H.M. Kruiser de Ruijter, 1999, p 97

Schaik, A. van - Malang, Beeld van een stad, 1996, pp 96, 123

Camp Map

Dulm, J. van – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume II, 2002, p 149

Websites

www.dutch-east-indies.com

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