Operation Trikora

Operation Trikora
	Part of West New Guinea dispute and Cold War in Asia
	; Indonesian stamp commemorating the Battle of Arafura Sea
Date	19 December 1961 – 15 August 1962
Location	Western New Guinea
Result	New York Agreement Military stalemate; Western New Guinea ceded to the United Nations then to Indonesia; Start of the Papua conflict;
Belligerents
Indonesia Supported by:; Soviet Union	Netherlands Dutch New Guinea;
Commanders and leaders
Sukarno; Soerjadi Soerjadarma; Abdul Haris Nasution; Ahmad Yani; Soeharto; Omar Dhani; Eddy Martadinata; Yos Sudarso †; Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani	C.J. van Westenbrugge; W.A. van Heuven
Strength
Indonesia:; 13,000 soldiers; 7,000 paratroops; 4,500 marines; Soviet Union:; 3,000 soldiers	10,000 soldiers; 1,400 marines; 1,000 papuan volunteers
Casualties and losses
214 dead; 1 motor torpedo boat sunk; 2 motor torpedo boats damaged	9 dead

Operation Trikora was a combined Soviet-Indonesian military operation which aimed to seize and annex the Dutch overseas territory of Netherlands New Guinea in 1961 and 1962. After negotiations, the Netherlands signed the New York Agreement with Indonesia on 15 August 1962, relinquishing control of Western New Guinea to the United Nations.

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