Monumen Perjuangan Rawagede

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The story of Sunday morning is not far from home if you ride a motorbike, - + 15km / 35min. In the interior of Karawang, West Java, to be precise Balongsari Village, Rawamerta Subdistrict, stands a monument to the heartbreaking events of the physical revolution (1945-1949).nnAlhamdulillah, Sy was able to meet and take photos with the Karawang historian who is also the chairman of the Rawagede Foundation. Mr. K. Sukarman HD. And he tells a lot about the history of Karawang, one of which is a piece of the story of the Rawagede tragedy.nA total of 181 bodies of victims of the Dutch Military Aggression lie there. The total death toll from the Dutch action in Rawagede reached 483 people, which were divided into three rounds: 1 July to November 1949 (17 people), 1 January to October 1948 (35 people), and 9 December 1947 (431 people). However, so far history only records the events of December 9, 1947, which became known as the massacre in Rawagede. #jasmerah #sejarahkarawang #rawagede #monumenrawagede

One of the historical places in Indonesia is the Rawagede Struggle Monument. The monument building, which was built in November 1995 and was inaugurated on July 12, 1996, consists of two floors. With this monument, future generations will be able to live out the persistence of the people at that time in order to defend independence.

Historical monuments in kec. Rawamerta as a reminder of the massacre of 431 civilians by the Dutch military

A brief History,nAccording to information, 431 civilian men died since the Dutch Military I Aggression on December 9, 1947. Sadistic shootings occurred in a number of points in the village which is now called Balongsari Village, so that the population became widows of the village.nThis incident was claimed by the Dutch because he heard the news that Captain Lucas Kustaryo, the commander of the Siliwangi Division Company, had run into hiding in Rawagede from the pursuit of the Dutch army, so Rawagede had to be burned, that was the information.nTo commemorate and commemorate these dark events, said Sukarman, the Rawagede Monument was built in November 1995 and inaugurated on July 12, 1996 with the construction of a two-story building.nIn the lower floor room there is a diorama of the massacre of citizens by Dutch soldiers. The lower outer wall is decorated with reliefs depicting events of the struggle of the Karawang people.