My Hometown Hero (The Biography of General Soedirman)

This months was always and will always be the most special months for all of us.Because of our Independence day happen on this month 64 years ago.And if remembering that moment,I will always remember this man.A very special man who was born and grown up in my lovely hometown.Wanna know Who is he?.I present proudly to you The Biography of General Soedirman.

General Sudirman (January 24, 1916 - January 29, 1950; also spelled Soedirman) was the military commander of Indonesian forces during the country's fight for independence
Indonesian National Revolution from the Dutch.

Sudirman was born in Bodas Karangjati village, Rembang, Purbalingga, Central Java, 24 January 1916. He studied at the Dutch Native School in Purwokerto,and then at a Muhammadiyah. teacher training college in Surakarta. He worked as a teacher at the Muhammadiyah school in Cilacap

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Sudirman trained to become a battalion commander in Peta, the "homeland defense" army promoted by the Japanese. When Japan surrendered and Sukarno proclaimed Indonesian independence, he organized his Peta battalion into a Banyumas-based regiment of the Republican army to resist Dutch reoccupation of its former colony. The first major battle that he led was the Battle of Ambarawa against the British and the Dutch (November-December 1945). On 12 December he led a "coordinated attack" against British positions in Ambarawa, driving the British all the way to Semarang. The battle ended on 16 December.

On 12 November 1945 he was elected Commander-in-chief of the Army, a position he held until his death. During much of the next five years he was sick with tuberculosis, but led several guerrilla actions against the Dutch. He led the resistance to the Dutch attack on Yogyakarta, then the Republic of Indonesia's headquarters, in December 1948. Theodore Friend (2003) describes him as having "...a strangely blended samurai discipline, Marxist disposition, and raw courage."

Sudirman died in Magelang, 29 January 1950 at the age of 35. He was buried in Heroes' Cemetery in Semaki, Yogyakarta. He received the title of National Hero of Indonesia as an Independence Defender Hero. Sudirman was the first and the youngest General in Indonesia.

He is one of The most Inspirational Figure of Indonesian Heroes.There are several Cultural impact of his figure.

•There are a considerable number of statues and memorials to Sudirman in Yogyakarta and other cities.
•Most Indonesian cities have a major street named "Jalan Jenderal Sudirman" (General Sudirman Street).
•A university in Purwokerto ,Central Java is named after him: University of General Soedirman (Unsoed)

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