Fifth Force (Indonesia)

Fifth Force
Angkatan Kelima
CountryIndonesia
TypeMilitia Military reserve force
Role
  • Land warfare
  • Preparations against war
  • Defence of the nation against Nekolim
  • Assistance in maintaining public order
Size15,000,000 (projected)
Part ofArmed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (proposed)
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Sukarno
Chief of Staff of the Fifth Force Major General Achmadi Hadisoemarto (nominated)

The Fifth Force (Indonesian: Angkatan Kelima) was a proposed military branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia. Conceived by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), it represented an initiative aimed at mobilizing armed workers and peasants.