List of high-ranking commanders of the Indonesian National Revolution

Last updated May 16, 2024

This list includes high-ranking commanders in Order of battle of the Indonesian National Armed Forces as of January 1946 who took part in Indonesian National Revolution:


Name	Branch	Commands held (1942–1950)	Notes
Sudirman (1916–1950)	Army	Commander, Battalion III Kroya (Banyumas). PETA (1943) Commander, BKR Banyumas. BKR (1945) Commander, TKR V Division, Panglima TKR. TKR (1945) Panglima of the TRI. TRI (1946) Panglima of the TNI. TNI (1947–1950)	Last rank Letnan Djenderal (1950) Honorary rank Djenderal (1950) Jenderal Besar (1997) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1945–1950)
Hamengkubuwono IX (1912–1988)	Army
Oerip Soemohardjo (1893–1948)	Army	Retired. KNIL (1942) Chief of Staff of the TKR. TKR (1945) Chief of Staff of the TRI. TRI (1946) Chief of Staff of the TNI. TNI (1947–1948)	Military academy Militaire School te Meester Cornelis (1914) Last rank Letnan Djenderal (1948) Honorary rank Djenderal (1948) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1945, acting)
Soerjadi Soerjadarma (1912–1975)	Air Force	Officier-vlieger der 2e klasse. KNIL (1942) Chief of Staff, TKR Djawatan Penerbangan. TKR (1945) Chief of Staff, TRI Angkatan Udara. TRI (1946) Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force. TNI (1947–1950)	Military academy Koninklijke Militaire Academie, Breda(1932) Last rank Laksamana Udara (1962) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1959–1962)
Mas Pardi (1901–1968)	Navy	Chief-of-Staff, BKR Laut. BKR (1945) Chief-of-Staff, TKR Laut. TKR (1945) Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy. TRI (1946)	Last rank Laksamana III (1945) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Navy (1945–1946)
Djatikoesoemo (1917–1992)	Army	Company commander (Surakarta). PETA (1943) Battalion commander. BKR (1945) Commander, TKR IV Division. TKR (1945) Commander, TRI V Division. TRI (1946) Commander, TNI V Division/Ronggolawe. TNI (1947) Chief of Staff of the Army. TNI (1948–1949)	Military academy Corps Opleiding Voor Reserve Officieren Last rank Djenderal Major (1963) Honorary rank Djenderal (1973) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Army
Abdul Haris Nasution (1918–2000)	Army	Vaandrig (Officer candidate). KNIL (1942) Commander, TKR III Division. TKR (1945) Commander, TRI Division I/Siliwangi. TRI (1946) Commander, TNI Division I/Siliwangi. TNI (1947) Commander, KRU-Z (General Reserve Corps-Z). TNI (1948) Deputy Commander. TNI (1948–1953) Chief of Staff of the Army. TNI (1949–1952) Chief of Staff, APRI/APRIS. TNI (1950)	Military academy Corps Opleiding Voor Reserve Officieren (1942) Last rank Djenderal (1966) Honorary rank Jenderal Besar (1997) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1962–1966)
T.B. Simatupang (1920–1990)	Army	Vaandrig (Officer candidate). KNIL (1942) Vice Chief of Staff, TKR. TKR (1945) Vice Chief of Staff, TRI. TRI (1946) Vice Chief of Staff, TNI. TNI (1947–1948) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. TNI (1950–1952)	Military academy Koninklijke Militaire Academie, Bandung (1942) Last rank Letnan Djenderal (1959) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1950–1952)
Mohammad Nazir (1910–1982)	Navy	Commander, TKR-Laut II Division. TKR (1945) Chief of General Staff of the Navy. TRI (1946) Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy. TNI (1947–1948)	Last rank Komodor (1957) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Navy (1946–1948)
Gatot Subroto (1907–1962)	Army	Sergeant. KNIL Company commander (Sumpiuh, Banyumas). PETA Battalion commander (Banyumas). PETA Commander, TRI Division II. TRI (1946) Commander, TNI Division II/Sunan Gunung Jati. TNI (1947) Commander, Army Military Police. TNI (1948–1949) Commander, Division III/Diponegoro. TNI (1949) Commander, Tentara Teritorium IV/Djawa Tengah. TNI (1949)	Last rank Letnan Jenderal (1962) Honorary rank Djenderal (posthumously) Highest command held Deputy/Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (1956–1962)
Suharto (1921–2008)	Army	KNIL XIII Battalion. KNIL (1942) Platoon commander (Wates). PETA (1943) Company commander (Madiun). PETA (1943) Battalion commander. TKR (1945) Battalion commander. TRI (1946) Commander, 22nd Regiment, TNI Division III/Pangeran Diponegoro. TNI (1947–1948) Commander, 10th Brigade, Wehrkreise III. TNI (1949) Brigade commander, TNI Division III/Pangeran Diponegoro. TNI (1950)	Military academy KNIL Kaderschool Gombong (1942) Last rank Djenderal Honorary rank Jenderal Besar (1997) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1968–1973)
Soesalit Djojoadhiningrat [ id ]^[1] (1904–1962)	Army	Commander, Banyumas II (Sumpiuh). PETA (1943–1945) Regimental commander (Tegal). BKR/TKR (1945) Commander, Brigade V, Division II, Cirebon. TRI (1946) Commander, TNI Division III/Pangeran Diponegoro. TNI (1946–1948) Commander, TNI Division I/Diponegoro. TNI (1948)	Last rank Kolonel (1955) Highest rank held Djenderal Major (1948)
Bambang Sugeng (1913–1977)	Army
Zulkifli Lubis (1923–1993)	Army		Last rank Kolonel (1955) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Army (1955, acting)
Bambang Oetojo [ id ] (1920–1980)	Army		Last rank Letnan Djenderal (1955) Honorary rank Jenderal (1997) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Army (1955)
Didi Kartasasmita			Last rank Djenderal Major (1945) Highest command held Commander, East Java Command
Mustopo (1913–1986)	Army		Last rank Djenderal Major (1945) Highest command held Commander, East Java Command
Soengkono [ id ] (1911–1977)	Army	Company Commander (Surabaya). PETA (1943) Company Commander, BKR Surabaya. BKR (1945) Commander, TKR Division VII. TKR (1945) Commander, TRI Division VI/Narotama. TRI (1946) Military Governor, East Java Command. TNI (1948) Commander, TNI Division I/Brawijaya. TNI (1950)	Last rank Djenderal Major (1945) Highest command held Military Governor, East Java Command
Muhammad Mangundiprojo (1905–1988)	Army	Company Commander (Sidoarjo). PETA (1943) Company Commander, TKR Sidoarjo. TKR (1945)	Last rank Djenderal Major (1945) Highest command held Commander, East Java Command
Said Soekanto Tjokrodiatmodjo (1908–1993)	National Police	Chief of the National Police. POLRI (1945–1959)
Raden Soemarto [ id ]	National Police
Muhammad Yasin (1920–2012)	National Police	Commander, Special Police Troops, Surabaya. TKR (1945)	Last rank Djenderal Major (1945)
Suhardjo Hardjowardojo (1900–1969)			Last rank Djenderal Major (1945) Highest command held Commander, Sumatera Command
Hidajat Martaatmadja [ id ] (1915–2005)			Last rank Letnan Djenderal (1963) Highest command held Commander, Sumatera Command
Eddy Martadinata (1921–1966)	Navy		Last rank Laksamana Madya (1964) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Navy (1959–1966)
Ahmad Yani (1922–1965)	Army		Last rank Letnan Djenderal (1965) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Army (1962–1965)
Maraden Panggabean (1922–2000)	Army		Last rank Djenderal (1969) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1972–1978)
Umar Wirahadikusumah (1924–2003)	Army		Last rank Jenderal (1973) Highest command held Chief of Staff of the Army (1969–1973)
M. Jusuf (1928–2004)	Army		Last rank Jenderal (1978) Highest command held Commander of the Armed Forces (1978–1983)
Basuki Rahmat (1921–1969)	Army		Last rank Djenderal Major (1967) Highest command held Division commander
Amir Machmud (1923–1995)	Army		Last rank Jenderal (1978) Highest rank held Division commander
Slamet Rijadi (1927–1950)	Army		Last rank Kolonel Honorary rank Brigadier Djendral (1950, posthumously)

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↑ Matanasi, Petrik (17 March 2019). "Sejarah Hidup Soesalit, Anak Kartini yang Dekat dengan Kaum Kiri". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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[1] Matanasi, Petrik (17 March 2019). "Sejarah Hidup Soesalit, Anak Kartini yang Dekat dengan Kaum Kiri". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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