Kodam III/Siliwangi

III Military Regional Command/Siliwangi
Komando Daerah Militer III/Siliwangi
Kodam III/Siliwangi
Coat of arms Kodam III/Siliwangi
Active20 May 1946 – present
BranchIndonesian Army
Part ofIndonesia Regional Military Command
Garrison/HQBandung
Motto(s)Esa Hilang, Dua Terbilang
(Indonesian Proverb)
"Either vanished or be excels" or "Try earnestly to achieve goals"
MarchSiliwangi March
Mascot(s)Tiger
EngagementsIndonesian National Revolution, separatist uprisings in 1950s and 1960s
Commanders
Commander Maj.Gen. Erwin Djatniko (id)
Chief of Staff Maj.Gen. Aminudin (id)

Military Regional Command III/Siliwangi[1] (Indonesian: Komando Daerah Militer III/Siliwangi or Kodam III/Siliwangi) is an Indonesian Army Regional Military Command that covers Banten and West Java province.

The division was formed during the Indonesian National Revolution by what was then known as the People's Security Army (TKR). It was stationed in West Java where much of its membership was recruited, and bore the name of a 15th-century kingdom located in this area and of that kingdom's King Siliwangi. it became a Territorial Division (Soldier & Territorium) on 24 July 1950,[2] and a military regional command, or KODAM, in 1959.

  1. ^ Santoso, Aris (25 May 2018). "72 Tahun Kodam Siliwangi - Kolumnis Tirto.ID". tirto.id.
  2. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.