Kodam XIII/Merdeka


Komando Daerah Militer XIII / Merdeka is a Defense Regional Military Command which is responsible for the defense of the provinces of North Sulawesi, Gorontalo and Central Sulawesi.
WWW kodam13-tniad.mil.id

History

For many years since independence and the merger of the State of East Indonesia in 1950 to become part of the Republic, the region around the island of Sulawesi became a battleground for interests between Jakarta and the peoples of the island in the 1950s, which would worsen into the full blown Permesta rebellion in 1957. To solve the security problem in the northern half, Decree of the Chief of Staff of the Army KPTS-288/5/1957 on May 27, 1957, was enacted by then Brigadier General Abdul Haris Nasution which formed the North and Central Sulawesi Regional Military Command with the 24th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Territorial Army as the basis of this region.
On September 28, 1957, another decree from the office of the Chief of Staff of the Army designated Lt. Col. Inf. Daniel Julius Somba as Commandant of the KDM-SUT, and Major Inf Dolf Runturambi as Chief of Staff.
On June 16, 1958, the Armed Forces executed the landing operation codenamed Operation Independence on the Kema Minahasa Coast with the landing forces of around 4,000 servicemen of the Army being led by Lt. Col. Roekmito Hendraningrat. On 26 June 1958 the city of Manado was captured. On 21 July 1958 Tondano fell followed the fall of Tomohon, the powerhouse of Permesta at that time, on August 16, 1958, due to the betrayal of Major Mongdong of the rebel forces. The campaign against the Permesta rebellion would last two years, ending with the surrender of all rebel soldiers in 1960–61.
On February 12, 1985, Army Chief of Staff General TNI Rudini issued a decree Number: SKEP / 131/11/1985 concerning the merger of both Kodam XIII/Merdeka and Kodam XIV/Hasanuddin to form one super region. As a result, on 1 May 1985, after the Kodam was dissolved to officially form part of Kodam VII / Wirabuana in Ujung Pandang effective 3 May 1985, on the basis of the region, the 131st Military Area Command Santiago was formed with HQ in Manado, North Sulawesi.
On December 20, 2016, Chief of Staff of the Army General TNI Mulyono was present in Manado, North Sulawesi for the ceremony for the formal reactivation of the military region, this time still carrying the name Kodam XIII/Merdeka. He personally gave the region its new command colour that day. In honor of the landings in Kema Minahasa, the Command Day is held annually every 16 June.

Territorial Unit

131st Military Area Command/Santiago with HQ in Manado132nd Military Area Command/Tadulako with HQ in Palu133rd Military Area Command/Nani Wartabone with HQ in Pulubala

Combat / Combat Support Units

22nd Infantry Brigade/ Ota Manasa
  • * Brigade HQ
  • * 711st Infantry Battalion / Raksatama
  • * 715th Raider Infantry Battalion / Motuliato712nd Raider Infantry Battalion / Wiratama19th field Artillery Battalion / Bogani19th Combat Engineer Battalion / Yudha Karya Nyata15th Combat Engineer Detachment / Siwagi Lemba Maroso10th Cavalry Troop / Manguni Setia CaktiDivisional Air Defence Artillery Detachment
  • '''Cavalry Detachment'''

Training units

Training units in Kodam XIII/Merdeka are organized under 13rd Merdeka Regional Training Regiment. The units are:
  • Regiment HQ
  • Satuan Dodik Latpur
  • Satuan Dodik Kejuruan
  • Sekolah Calon Bintara
  • Sekolah Calon Tamtama
  • Satuan Dodik Bela Negara

Support units

  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Military Police Command
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Public Relations Office
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Adjutant General's Office
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Military Physical Fitness and Sports Bureau
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Medical Department
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Veterans and National Reserves Administration
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Topography Service
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Chaplaincy Corps
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Finance Office
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Legal Affairs
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka HQ and HQ Services Detachment
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Information and Communications Technology Oiffice
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Supply Corps
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Transportation Corps
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Ordnance Corps
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Engineers Command
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Signals Unit
  • Kodam XIII/Merdeka Intelligence Detachment