Garuda Contingent
Garuda Contingent The Garuda Contingent is a group of peacekeepers drawn from the Indonesian military that serve with the United Nations. Since its 1st mission in 1956, it has deployed to three continents. The Garuda Contingent was 1st deployed to Egypt and Israel in November 1956 as part of the United Nations Emergency Force. It was 1st under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hartoyo, who was later replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Suhadi Suromihardjo. The next two contingents were sent to the Congo. The 1st contingent consisted of 1,074 troops and was led by Colonel Prijatna ; this contingent served from September 1960 to May 1961. The 2nd contingent to the Congo consisted of 3,457 troops and was led by Brigadier General Kemal Idris (later replaced by Colonel Sabirin Mochtar); this contingent served from 1962 to 1963 and saw one casualty. The Garuda Contingent 's 4th and 5th deployments were to Vietnam in 1973 and 1974, towards the end of the Vietnam War. This was followed by a ...