Braat Overvalwagen

The Braat Overvalwagen was an armored car[1] or armored personnel carrier[2][3] that saw service with the Royal Dutch East Indies Army and was created by the Dutch themselves.[4][5][6] It was used during the Second World War's Dutch East Indies Campaign.[1][4][7]

Braat Overvalwagen
Braat Overvalwagen of the Stadswacht, presumably on Java, c. 1941
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originDutch East Indies
Service history
Used byRoyal Netherlands East Indies Army
WarsWorld War II
Indonesian National Revolution

History

The Braat Overvalwagen's exact origins are unknown, but earliest known records indicate that they were designed sometime in 1940[1][8] by a KNIL Engineer Corps Captain, Luyke Roskott[1][8][2][6] (b. July 25, 1921[9] - d. ?).

Roughly 25 at least were made,[8] though higher numbers say 90[10][1] models were produced domestically[10] in the Dutch East Indies of all variants.[1] The beginning of these model's names, Braat, refers to the Machinefabriek Braat NV,[2] which had workshops in Surabaya on Java,[2] where they were ostensibly and evidently produced.[8] It is possible, that the 25 estimate is in reference not to the total made ever, but rather exclusively those produced in Surabaya, though this is unconfirmed.

  • Dutch troops, believed to be mobilizing on Java, 1941
    Dutch troops, believed to be mobilizing on Java, 1941
  • HNLMS De Ruyter moored in Surabaya port. KNIL mechanized forces are with a Braat Overvalwagen armored car behind the rest.
    HNLMS De Ruyter moored in Surabaya port. KNIL mechanized forces are with a Braat Overvalwagen armored car behind the rest.
  • Braat Overvalwagen (background, partially obscured) and Marmon-Herrington Mk III (foreground) of KNIL 1st Infantry Battalion in Tangerang, 28 May 1946.
    Braat Overvalwagen (background, partially obscured) and Marmon-Herrington Mk III (foreground) of KNIL 1st Infantry Battalion in Tangerang, 28 May 1946.

See also

References.
  1. "Braat Overvalwagen (1940)". www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. Malmassari, Paul (2016-11-14). Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1825–2016. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-84832-263-9.
  3. "Braat Overvalwagen". ВикиВоины (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. F. Vos. "Het pantsermaterieel van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger" (PDF). militairespectator.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. "OVERVALWAGEN - Quartermaster Section". www.quartermastersection.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. ""Braat" Overalwagen Армейский бронетранспортер". 26 August 2021.
  7. "Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL)" (PDF). fireandfury.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. Oktorino, Nino (2018-02-26). Seri Nusantara Membara: Hancurnya Knil Minahasa (in Indonesian). Elex Media Komputindo. ISBN 978-602-04-5394-1.
  9. "Eduard Richard Alexander Luyke Roskott (locatie onbekend, 25 juli 1921 - Tokyo POW Camp 1944/09/11, datum onbekend)". Oorlogsbronnen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  10. Lohnstein, Marc (2018-08-23). Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 1936–42. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-3376-1.

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