Djunaedi, U. Mochtar, and H. Mohammad Sadri, who demanded the immediate establishment of a voluntary, non-conscript army that would defend Java.
Finally, on 8 December 1944, Hizbullah was established by the Japanese military government as an army consisting of Muslim youths, with the function of being a reserve force for PETA.
Mas Mansyur with Prawoto Mangkusasmito as deputy under the supervision of Motoshige Yanagawa of Beppan (a special task force of the 16th Army).
[4] Graduates of this training were then returned to their home areas to form Hizbullah units made up of local youth.
Hizbullah, which was under the direction of the Masyumi Party, was not affected by this, so its activities continued into the era of the independent Indonesian government.
In the early days of the revolution, various Hizbullah units in various regions helped disarm the Japanese army to arm themselves.
Hizbullah's activities as an independent force were completed when on 3 June 1947, President Sukarno announced the formation of the Indonesian National Army (TNI).