campaign, Cold War

Operation Black Crow

Name: Operation Black Crow
Location: Banyuwangi, Indonesia

Operation Black Crow was a campaign fought in 1965 at Banyuwangi, in what is now Indonesia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Banyuwangi. It was part of crushing The Rebellions of 1965–1966, which ran from 1965 to 1966. The recorded result: Nahdlatul Ulama victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1965

WhereBanyuwangi, Indonesia8.219S, 114.367E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNahdlatul Ulama victory

BelligerentsIndonesia; 20px NU; 20px PNIagainstPKI

Casualties and losses62 people executedandthousands were killed

Part ofcrushing The Rebellions of 1965–19661965 to 1966

Record

Date	1965 (year precision)
Place	Banyuwangi, Indonesia 8.219S, 114.367E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	62 people executed	thousands were killed

Placed at Banyuwangi; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Badung Strait 1942, 121 km E
Battle of Makassar Strait 1942, 148 km NE
Action of 10 November 1944 1944, 150 km NE
Battle of Surabaya 1945, 209 km NW
Battle of Gegodog 1676, 271 km NW

Elsewhere in 1965

Operation Black Crow is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133808800, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Black Crow, revision 1370630987, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.