Batavia, Feb. 5 LTHOUGH its numbers.do not approach the legions of Burope's armed forees, the Netherlands Indies Army today stands geared for Blitzkrieg war.
Learning from recent battlefields abroad, the Dutch general staff has produced a trained, ighly mobile force which has surprised foreign military observers by its trimness and fighting ability.
Drawing no colour line, the Army often allows Europeans to serve in the same squad with natives, ind, furthermore, the commanding sergeant may be native.
Who's boss in the ranks depends upon who is the best soldier. And the system works well.
'The Dutch point out that an army is for fighting, and whether its men are white, or otherwise, makes little difference' in action. The respect of tone soldier for the superior military accomplishments of another deter~ mines obedience in the eld, News and Notes from Kuling Hill The arrangement has evolved a body of confident, resolute men, who work in-teams tat ce-operate satisfactorily in all conditions.
Under a blazing tropical sun [Djimahi, in the hill country of north Java, the army maintains its principal encampment, In nearby Bandoeng_ the Department of War functions—Jin close touch with officer cadres on active service, and all the problems arising from.the needs of thousands fof men.
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