Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS): Dutch intelligence in exile

Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS): Dutch intelligence in exile in Australia The Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS) was the wartime intelligence arm of the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) government-in-exile. It emerged after the collapse of the NEI in early 1942, when Dutch civil and military authorities relocated to Australia. NEFIS Read more…

Captain‑Lieutenant‑at‑Sea G. B. Salm: Dutch naval liaison and intelligence officer in exile

Brief biography Gerrit Bernardus (G. B.) Salm held the rank Kapitein-luitenant ter zee (equivalent to naval commander) in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN). He arrived in Australia in early 1942 following the fall of the Netherlands East Indies (NEI), and became the principal liaison between Dutch naval forces and Allied command Read more…

Camp Davis and the Dutch Marinersbrigade: rebuilding Dutch amphibious strength in exile

When the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) fell to Japan in early 1942, the Dutch government-in-exile undertook to restore its military capability. Among the most significant efforts was the formation of the Mariniersbrigade, an amphibious infantry brigade trained in the United States under joint Dutch–American oversight. Though far from the Pacific Read more…