The 5^th Regiment Stoottroeopen consisted of conscripts from the year 1947. It was raised on 1^st October 1947 in Vught. It left for Dutch East India onboard “Volendam” on 5^th November 1947 and arrived 9^th December 1947 in Batavia. Right after its arrival in country the specialist was taken away from the Staff and Support companies and sent to East Java to strengthen the Inf XXIII KNIL. The rest of the battalion was moved to Makassar on South Celebes were it continued its basic training. In January 1948 120 men was detached from the battalion and attached to the Military Police 1-MPII. Instead the 2^nd company from 5e Garde Regiment Princess Irene was transferred to the battalion.
On 25^th February 1948 the battalion went into a fire fight for the first time around Boeloe-Boeloe and Garasikang. And on 3^rd May 1948 the battalion transferred to Java were it was attached to the Tijger Brigade relieving the 2-7^th Regiment Infanterie in the surroundings of Ambarawa.
During the 2^nd Police Action the battalion took part in the seizing of Jogjacarta and the capture of the republican leaders. Being transported by air from Kalibentang at Semarang to the airfield Magoewo at Jogjacarta the first Dutch battalion unit to be transported this way. After seizing the town the battalion was used to secure it.
After the 2^nd Police Action the time was used on patrolling and securing in the area around Jogjakarta. On 1^st March 1949 the TNI attacked Jogjakarta. An attack which was not repulsed before after six hours of heavy battle. On 10^th March 1949 the battalion participated in an action around Wonosari together with the Korps Speciale Tropen, 5-5^th Infantry Regiment and 5-6^th Infantry Regiment. After which the battalion took over the positions of the 5-5^th Infantry Regiment around Kalioerang, Tjebongan en Prambanan.
On 29^th June 1949 Jogjakarta was returned to the republicans after pressure from the United Nations. The 1-15^th Infantry Regiment was the last unit to leave Jogjakarta and move to Poerwaredja. At the end of October 1949 the battalion was transferred to Semarang and used for guard duty. The battalion stayed here until its repatriation leaving onboard “Nelly” on 7^th April 1950 arriving in the Netherlands on 2^nd May 1950.