Infantry Division 1 Kostrad

The 1st Kostrad Infantry Division (Indonesian: Divisi Infanteri 1 Kostrad) is an army strategic command infantry division of the Indonesian Army. The divisional commander is a two-star Major General. In 1996 the division commander was Major General Ismed Yuzairi.^[1]

Organization

The division's composition are:

• 1st Infantry Division HQ command, Cilodong, Bogor
• 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade/Kujang I
  • 305th Airborne Infantry Battalion/Tengkorak, Karawang, West Java
  • 328th Airborne Infantry Battalion/Dirgahayu/Para Raider, Cilodong, Regency Bogor, West Java
  • 330th Airborne Infantry Battalion/Tri Dharma/Para Raider, Cicalengka Bandung, West Java
• 13th Infantry Brigade/Galuh
  • 303rd Infantry Battalion/Setia Yonif, Garut, West Java
  • 321st Infantry Battalion/Galuh Midshipman, Majalengka, West Java
  • 323rd Infantry Battalion/Raider, Kota Banjar, West Java
• 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Sadang, Purwakarta, West Java
  • 9th Field Artillery Battalion, Purwakarta
  • 10th Field Artillery Battalion, Bogor
  • 13th Field Artillery Battalion, Sukabumi
• 1st Light Air Defense Artillery Battalion ('Yon Arhanudri 1')
• 1st Heavy Cavalry Battalion/Badak Ceta Cakti with Leopard 2 Revolution tanks
• 9th Parachute Combat Engineer Battalion
• 2nd Supply and Transportation Battalion
• 1st Infantry Division Cavalry Reconnaissance Company
• 1st Infantry Division Transportation Company
• 1st Infantry Division Field Maintenance Company
• 1st Infantry Division Medical Company
• 1st Infantry Division Military Police Company
• 1st Infantry Division General's Adjutant

Notes

1. Tim Huxley, 'Indonesia's armed forces face up to new threats,' Jane's Intelligence Review, January 1997, p.40

Further reading

• 'Indonesia: Keeping its forces at full stretch,' Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 April 1998, p. 34-35