Members of the Kostrad 6th Raider Mechanized Infantry Brigade on a parade in Sukoharjo City, 2019

The Indonesian Army and Marine Corps have several infantry brigades (Indonesian: Brigade Infanteri, shortened as Brigif). These brigades normally head about three infantry battalions. Currently the Army has 22 brigades and the Marine Corps has 4.

Infantry Brigades in Indonesia

There are two types of infantry brigades in Indonesia: ordinary brigades and "Raider"-qualified brigades. Raider-qualified brigades head Raider Battalions which are under the management of the Kodams and Kostrad.

Infantry Brigades

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 4th Infantry Brigade/Dewa Ratna[1]Slawi, Tegal, Central JavaIV Military Regional Command/Diponegoro
2. 7th Infantry Brigade/Rimba Raya[1]Deli Serdang, North SumatraI Military Regional Command/Bukit Barisan
3. 8th Infantry Brigade/Garuda CaktiRejang Lebong, BengkuluII Military Regional Command/Sriwijaya
4. 11th Infantry Brigade/Badik SaktiParepare, South SulawesiXIV Military Regional Command/Hasanuddin
5. 15th Infantry Brigade/Kujang[2]Cimahi, West JavaIII Military Regional Command/Siliwangi
6. 19th Infantry Brigade/Khatulistiwa[1]Singkawang, West KalimantanXII Military Regional Command/Tanjungpura
7. 21st Infantry Brigade/Komodo[3]Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraIX Military Regional Command/Udayana
8. 22nd Infantry Brigade/Ota Manasa[4]North Gorontalo, GorontaloXIII Military Regional Command/Merdeka
9. 24th Infantry Brigade/Bulungan Cakti[5]Tanjung Selor, North KalimantanVI Military Regional Command/Mulawarman
10. 26th Infantry Brigade/Gurana Piarawaimo Teluk Bintuni, West Papua XVIII Military Regional Command/Kasuari
11. 27th Infantry Brigade/Nusa Ina[6]Amahai, MalukuXVI Military Regional Command/Pattimura

Raider Infantry Brigades

Raider infantry brigades head Raider Battalions.

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 9th Raider Infantry Brigade/Daraka Yudha[7]Jember, East Java2nd Kostrad Infantry Division
2. 13th Raider Infantry Brigade/Galuh[8]Tasikmalaya, West Java1st Kostrad Infantry Division
3. 20th Raider Infantry Brigade/Ima Jaya Keramo[1]Timika, Central Papua3rd Kostrad Infantry Division
4. 25th Special Raider Infantry Brigade/Siwah[9] Lhoksukon, North Aceh, Aceh Iskandar Muda Military Regional Command

Para Raider Infantry Brigades

Para Raider infantry brigades head Para Raider Battalions. These were formerly Lintas Udara (Linud) / Airborne brigades.

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 3rd Para Raider Infantry Brigade/Tri Budi Sakti[10]Tanralili, Maros, South SulawesiKostrad 3rd Infantry Division
2. 17th Para Raider Infantry Brigade/Kujang I[11]Cijantung, East Jakarta, JakartaKostrad 1st Infantry Division
3. 18th Para Raider Infantry Brigade/Trisula[12]Jabung, Malang, East JavaKostrad 2nd Infantry Division

Raider Mechanized Infantry Brigade

Raider Mechanized brigades are under the command of Kostrad.

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 6th Raider Mechanized Infantry Brigade/Tri Sakti Balajaya[13]Mojolaban, Sukoharjo, Sukoharjo, Central JavaKostrad 2nd Infantry Division
2. 14th Raider Mechanized Infantry Brigade/Mandala Yudha Lebak, Banten Kostrad 1st Infantry Division

Mechanized Infantry Brigade

These brigades are under the command of Kodam.

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade/Jaya Sakti[14]East Jakatra, JakartaJayakarta Jaya Military Regional Command
2. 16th Mechanized Infantry Brigade/Wira Yudha[1]Kediri, East JavaV Military Regional Command/Brawijaya

Marine Infantry Brigade

Indonesian Korps Marinir RI during RIMPAC 2022

While not part of the Army, the Indonesian Navy's Korps Marinir also have Brigade sized units.

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 1st Marine Infantry Brigade Cilandak, South Jakarta, Jakarta 1st Marine Force
2. 2nd Marine Infantry Brigade Gedangan, Sidoarjo, East Java 2nd Marine Force
3. 3rd Marine Infantry Brigade Salawati, Sorong, West Papua 3rd Marine Force
4. 4th Marine Infantry Brigade Padang Cermin, Pesawaran, Lampung Independent/Standalone

Former Infantry Brigade

Previously existing Infantry Brigade units that has been liquidated, consolidated, or disbanded.

No SSI Name Commands' office Part of
1. 5th Infantry Brigade/Lukitasari[15] VII Military Regional Command/Diponegoro

Training Regiment of the Infantry Forces Center (Resimen Pusat Kesenjataan Infanteri)

In addition to the brigades, there is also another regiment stationed at the Infantry Branch Center in the city of Bandung, West Java. The training regiment trains all officers, warrant officers, NCOs and enlisted personnel for basic skills intended for service in this branch. The Training Regiment falls under the responsibility of Commanding General Infantry (Komandan Pussenif), a general officer of lieutenant general rank, actual command of the regiment falls under the Director for Weapon Systems (Direktur Kesenjataan). The Infantry Branch Center was created on 9 May 1950 on the basis of both Republican infantry brigade depots and the educational institutions of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army[16] under the Indonesian Army Doctrine, Education and Training Development Command.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 KASAD resmikan 5 brigade infanteri. TNI.mil.id. April 12, 2007.
  2. ↑ Komandan Brigif 15/Kujang patahkan besi pompa. Sorot Indonesia. Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Pangdam IX/Udayana pimpin langsung upacara sertjab Danbrigif 21 Komodo. TNI.mil.id. September 2, 2019
  4. ↑ Brigif 22 Ota Manasa dialihkodalkan dari Kostrad ke Kodam VII Wirabuana. TNI Angkatan Darat. August 31, 2012.
  5. ↑ Satuan Kodam VI Mulawarman - Brigade Infanteri 24 Bulungan Cakti. Kodam VI Mulawarman.mil.id. Accessed March 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ Pangdam XVI/Pattimura resmikan Satuan Brigif 27/Nusa Ina. TNIAD.mil.id. June 6, 2018
  7. ↑ Brigif Raider 9 Kostrad gelar tradisi terima warga baru. Pos Kota News. November 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ Nurhandoko. Demi mengenang perjuangan di masa lalu Brigif 13 Galuh ziarah ke situs Jambansari. Pikiran Rakyat. September 10, 2019
  9. ↑ Pangdam IM resmikan markas komando Brigif 25 Siwah di Lhoksukon. Waspada.co.id. December 28, 2017
  10. ↑ Tradisi penerimaan warga baru dan syukuran kenaikan pangkat Brigif Para Raider 3 Kostrad. TNI.mil.id. October 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ Banyak prestasi yang diraih Brigif Para Raider 17 Kujang 1 Kostrad di usia ke-51. TNIAD.mil.id. May 23, 2017
  12. ↑ Kunjungan kerja Pangdivif 2 Kostrad ke Mabrigif Linud 18 dan Yonif Linud 502. TNIAD.mil.id. August 31, 2014.
  13. ↑ Pangkostrad kunjungi Brigif Mekanis Raider 6 Kostrad. TNIAD.mil.id. September 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ Kunjungi markas Brigif Mekanis 1 PIK JS Pangdam Jaya tekankan netralitas TNI. Kodam Jaya TNIAD.mil.id. April 4, 2019.
  15. ↑ Suhbrastha, Yonif 408 (31 October 2011). "LAHIRNYA YONIF 408/SBH". Batalyon Infanteri 408/Suhbrastha. Retrieved 2023-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ . Website of the Infantry Branch Center, November 3, 2021
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