Sudirman

General Sudirman was one of the great figures of the few other people ever born of a revolution. When the age of 31 years he has become a general. Despite suffering from severe lung, he still guerrilla against the Dutch. He was a teacher HIS Muhammadiyah background in Cilacap and active in scouting Hizbul Wathan.

When the Japanese occupation, he joined the army of Defenders of the Homeland (Map) in Bogor, which was completed education, instantly became Battalion Commander in Kroja. Commander of Division V / Banyumas after TKR is formed, and eventually was elected Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI chief.) He is a defender of Independence hero who does not care about the state of his own in defense of the Republic of Indonesia, which she loved. He noted as well as General Commander of the first and youngest of this Republic.

Sudirman is one of the fighters and exemplary leader of this nation. Private firm on principle and conviction, always put the interests of society and the nation above personal interests. He is always consistent and consistent in defending the interests of homeland, nation and state. This may be seen when the Dutch Military Aggression II. He is in a weakened state because of illness remains determined to join guerrilla plunge despite having crutches. In sickness, he was directing and encouraging the soldiers to take the fight against the Dutch. That is why he mentioned was one of the great figures who were born by the revolution of this country.

Sudirman was born in Bodas Karangjati, Purbalingga, January 24, 1916, it obtained a formal education of the Taman Siswa Schools, a school nationally renowned high-spirited. Then he continued to HIK (school teacher), Muhammadiyah, Solo, but not until the finish. Sudirman famous young and vigorous discipline in the Boy Scouts organization Hizbul Wathan was later a teacher at HIS Muhammadiyah school in Cilacap. Discipline, educators and scout spirit that further provision could be personal to the supreme leader of the Armed Forces.

While the military education by pursuing soldiers diawalinya Defenders of the Homeland (Map) in Bogor. After completion of education, he was appointed Battalion Commander in Kroja. At that time, men who have a firm stance was often protest the actions of Japanese soldiers who did the arbitrary and abusive acts against his people. Because of the attitude he asserted that, once he was nearly killed by Japanese soldiers.

After Indonesian independence, in a firefight with Japanese troops, he managed to seize weapons by Japanese forces in Banyumas. That was his first service as an army post-independence Indonesia. After the People's Security Army (TKR) is formed, he was later appointed the Commander of Division V / Banyumas with the rank of Colonel.And through a TKR Conference on 2 November 1945, he was elected Grand Commander of TKR / Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia.Subsequently on December 18, 1945, granted him the rank of General by the President's inauguration. So he obtained the rank of General was not through a military academy or other higher education as usual, but because of his achievements.

When Allied troops arrived in Indonesia with an excuse to disarm the Japanese army, joined the Dutch army was dibonceng. Therefore, TKR eventually clashed with the allied forces. Thus in December 1945, troops led by Sudirman TKR engaged in combat against British troops in Ambarawa. And on 12 December that same year, dilancarkanlah simultaneous attacks against all British position. The battle that raged for five days was finally forced the British troops retreated to Semarang.

At the time of the Dutch forces returned to its aggression or better known as the Dutch Military Aggression II, the State Capital located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia because Jakarta City previously been controlled. General Sudirman was located in Yogyakarta was ill. His condition is very weak due to his lungs which tingggal only one that works.

In the Dutch Military Aggression II, Yogyakarta was then successfully controlled the Netherlands. Bung Karno and Bung Hatta and several cabinet members have also been detained. Seeing the situation, despite President Sukarno had previously been advised to stay in town to perform maintenance. But the advice can not be fulfilled because the impulse to take the fight to the Netherlands and will remember their responsibilities as leaders of the army.

So with crutches, he set out to lead troops to fight a guerrilla war. Approximately seven months he moved from one forest to another forest, from mountain to mountain in a state of pain and very weak while the drug was also barely existed. But to his troops he always give encouragement and direction as though he himself did not feel the disease.But eventually he had to come home from guerrilla field, he could no longer lead the Armed Forces directly, but his thinking is always required.

Sudirman during the Japanese occupation, a member of the Governing Body of the People's Food and members of the House of Representatives Residency Banyumas, was never set up a cooperative to help the people of the danger of starvation. General who has a high social life, it eventually must die at the relatively young age, 34 years old.

At the date January 29, 1950, Great Commander in Magelang died and was buried in Heroes' Cemetery Semaki, Yogyakarta. He was named the Hero of Freedom Defenders.

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