"0003Z"^^ . "PETA (Indonesian: Pembela Tanah Air \u2013 Defenders of the Homeland) or Ky\u014Ddo B\u014Dei Giy\u016Bgun (\u90F7\u571F\u9632\u885B\u7FA9\u52C7\u8ECD) was an Indonesian volunteer army established on 3 October 1943 in Indonesia by the occupying Japanese. The Japanese intended PETA to assist their forces oppose a possible invasion by the Allies. By the end of the war, there were a total of 69 battalions (daidan) in Java (around 37,000 men) and Sumatra (approximately 20,000 men)."@en . "1943Z"^^ . . "Defending Indonesia from Allied Invasion" . "Pembela Tanah Air"@en . "Purple,Green,Red&White"@en . . . "66 Battalions in Java, 3 Battalions in Bali, and approx. 20,000 men in Sumatra" . . . "PETA"@en . . .