Black Columns
The Black Columns (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Colunas Negras'') were indigenous auxiliary troops from Timor who served alongside the Empire of Japan, Japanese during World War II, particularly during the Battle of Timor (1942–1945). The Portuguese Empire, Portuguese, who had colonial influence in Timor, extended the term, ''Colunas Negras'', to encompass all Timorese collaborators who worked with the Japanese during the occupation or who were hostile to the Portuguese. These Timorese soldiers were trained by the Japanese and referred to as ''Heiho'' (兵補), a term used by the Japanese across the Malay Archipelago for local auxiliary forces. From the Japanese perspective, there were only a handful of Timorese soldiers trained by them who were under their command. History In December 1941, Australia, Australian and Dutch East Indies, Dutch troops landed in Dili, the capital of the colony of Portuguese Timor, despite the colony's official Portugal during World War II, ...
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