Indonesia 1940 pre war oud Indië.KNIL.

[stevebudy]

As an Indonesian, I was very touched to see this video, which should be mentioned in this video, there is also music that accompanies

[vsovereign3]

They had Pembantu / Babu, lol! Some things never change ^^

[masquiroint]

I saw the "B" letter at the number of car sign. Did the film take in Jakarta? Where had this place really taken?

[vsovereign3]

Menteng I'd say. In any case it must be around Central Jakarta as back then the city hadn't exanded this far south.

[heegtan]

Wow, a precious documentary. Thank you for sharing!

[HalloweenCake90210]

Ummmm!i think,Indonesia is so calm and beautiful on 1940!but now,omg,jakarta is so crowded and almost everyday in jakarta is traffic..but now in indonesia their have KB(Keluarga Berencana)or in English is Family Plan..actually KB is for a family so their not have so many child like the 60's or 70's in Indonesia...or should i say like my father family,my father have 11 sibling and my mom have 7 sibling!haha

[joviandy]

ik weet niet veel van knil, maar ik ben wel geinteresseerd

[hartonson]

yes, can you tell us what city were your grandparents lived? It was such a lovely neighborhood they had.

[Nibelung82]

Op facebook is er nu een club, voor iedereen die zich voor het KNIL interesseert. Allemaal lid worden dus.....

[balistraat53]

Interesting, where did they live in Indonesia back then ?

[MaZagus]

its more lovely by music illustration with indonesian folk music, like gamelan or suling.. try it!

[rapemap]

If you go to Ngawi, East Java, certain corners of the town still have this kind of ambience. In which town was this footage taken, if I may ask?

[mjay22]

Were there many Germans in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial time there?

[Ricardothe1337]

I don't know if there were Germans in Dutch Indonesia but there were many Germans in South Africa

[Ricardothe1337]

Not sure but there were Germans in the time of the Dutch Cape Colony in today South Africa.

[rapemap]

People of German descents comprised the second most europeans who lived in East Indies then. However, according to law most of them gained dutch citizenship. There were prominent persons who had German blood/nationality, i.e. Junghuhn, Reinwardt, Walter Spies, and Ernest Douwes Dekker.

[honestindoman]

love the video

very peaceful

[tubetubetube000]

very nice footage! i have a few relatives who were in knil and merechaussee before the 1945 independence, and i always wonders how was it to live back in the colonial era... thanks for sharing :)

[trimarsanto]

i like this video it's personal

[lazza1966]

My family was also "Indo", from Batavia and Soerabaja. My dad was very homesick when they had to leave at the end of WW2.

[lazza1966]

Yes, my family is also "Indo" from Batavia, then on to Soerabaja. After WW2 the family had to leave, my father was homesick until he died.

[charox21]

Is This In Harmonie?

[Devilito999]

Very Rare indeed...thank you very much for sharing....

[shemperf]

thanks .....we are the world.... God bless you!

[Sanzo84]

Thanks for sharing. I'm an Indonesian, but the Colonial era fascinates me because it's such a mystery to me. I always wondered what it was like living in that era.

[m4rs12]

Look up "Batavia 1939", it could answer some of your questions

[beerfestagogo]

the dutch should bever have left. it's all gone to the dogs now

[m4rs12]

it's already 250 years already

[voncobain]

well this will be lightly different story, but my great grandfather was in KNIL as a mechanic. My grandma was married to the local royal blood. my mother married the local engineer, so technically I would be 1/4 dutch. :) I speak no dutch other than what has become Indonesian vocabulary like as, rem koelkas, knekker, oom, tante, oma, opa, etc

[m4rs12]

well..well, if you are a girl, you'd be an "indo", usually very beautiful girl!!

[ChretienDeTroyesIII]

this is fantastic, my mother was also born in indonesia in 1939, my grand mother was indonesian and my grandfather was in the K.N.I.L. stationed in Malang. It is incredibl;e to see this footage of pre war indonesia.

[puaspuaspuas]

I do love indonesia, my grandmother is japanese, my grandfather is javanese, slightly different isnt it?. im currently live in japan. i moved here in 1985, at first nihonggo zen zen wakarimasen, watashino kazokuwa san nin desu. tapi saya masih suka ke indonesia, at least 4 bulan sekali saya ke indonesia melihat kambing2 saya beranak pinak dikandang dekat lumpur lapindo sidoarjo. どうぞうよろしくおねがいします。

[dztrbk]

JAVA will splitted into 2 part......that the jayabaya prophecy....

THE prophecy was right bout the JAP in indonesia............

so

myb the LAPINDO will make java splited into two part.....LOL

[gbernsdorff]

I speak, but will not write, Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili and Kinyarwanda.

[tr3nz]

its very amazing u know soooo many languages as i know your age in your subscribe.well done. btw how old r u actually..

[gbernsdorff]

Das Land meiner Jugend stand unter Kolonialherrschaft und das Leben war schön. Bin ganz stolz darauf, ohne jegliche Scham oder Reue. J'ai vécu une enfance heureuse, au sein d'une famille blanche, dans une colonie. J'en suis très fier et je n'ai ni honte ni remords. Dari balita sampai remaja saya tinggal di daerah jajahan, enak betul buat anak berkulit putih. Saya merasa bangga sekali, rasa malu atau sesal sedikitpun tidak ada.

[gbernsdorff]

I grew up as a white boy in a colony and I have been very happy there. I am very proud of it and I do not have the slightest remorse. Ik ben als blanke jongen in een kolonie opgegroeid en heb er een gelukkige jeugd gehad. Ik ben er trots op en voel niet de minste schaamte of wroeging. Sou branco e orgulho-me de ter vivido, em rapaz, no Ultramar por que gostava muito. Nem tenho o menor remorso .

[CZSNRW]

For the one onthe movie, yes those where the days...

without any post-colonial anti-western sentiment: for the other part of the populoation, those where not the days...

[adrianvangent]

ah those were the days look at the country now!

[CZSNRW]

My father is from the Dutch east Indies and my stephmother is from Indonesia. They do not look like your fathers or grandhatners at all, although they are from there.

[Loettiepoetie]

my grandfather was also a by the dutch militairy and send to indonesia he looked just like your grandfather and my father looked just the same as( the baby) your father!!!

[Loettiepoetie]

my father was also born in indonesie and my grand mother and father looked just like your grandparants!!!