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The Hotel Yamato incident was the tearing of the blue colour of the Dutch flag flying at Hotel Yamato (now Hotel Majapahit) on 19 September 1945, in Surabaya, Indonesia. It was preceded by the failure of negotiations between Soedirman (Surabaya residency) and W. V. C. Ploegman [1] to lower the Dutch flag. [2]
The Heroes Monument in Surabaya commemorates this battle. [18] 10 November is now commemorated in Indonesia as "Heroes' Day", in memory of the battle. [19] The Scottish-American Indonesian sympathiser K'tut Tantri also witnessed the Battle of Surabaya, which she later recorded in her memoirs Revolt in Paradise. Prior to the fighting, she and a ...
It was built to commemorate the events of 10 November 1945 at the Battle of Surabaya. It is the venue every 10 November for the commemoration of the events of 1945, when many heroes died in the War of Independence. The groundbreaking was led by Sukarno, the first Indonesian President, accompanied by Surabaya Mayor, Doel Arnowo on 10 November ...
The burnt-out car of Brigadier Mallaby where he was killed on 30 October 1945. Mallaby was killed on 30 October 1945. At the time, he was travelling about Surabaya under a white flag to spread the news about the ceasefire agreement [16] and rescue some stranded Mahratta troops, despite being warned of the danger by Force 136 troops. [15]
The Battle of Surabaya was the heaviest and bloodiest single battle of the revolution and became a national symbol of Indonesian resistance. [59] Pemuda groups in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia, seized arms and ammunition from the Japanese and set up two new organisations; the Indonesia National Committee (KNI) and the People's ...
Alistair Hendry as Musa, [5] a thirteen year old boy who works as a shoe-shiner to support his ill mother in Surabaya. He becomes a courier for the Indonesian nationalists during the events leading up to the Battle of Surabaya. [6] Joe Murray as old Musa, Resident Soedirman, and parchment text. [5] Eileen Shannon as young Musa, a nurse, and ...
The Gerbong Maut Monument. The monument is located in the centre of the city of Bondowoso, between the alun-alun (city central square) and the regency government office. The monument consists of two parts, a railway car and a statue representing the hundred prisoners of the Gerbong Maut.
The Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Jalesveva Jayamahe, abbreviated Monjaya) is a monument located in Semampir, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia near the Port of Tanjung Perak. It is a statue of an Indonesian Navy officer wearing a Ceremonial Service Dress, complete with his sword of honor. The officer is depicted staring into ...