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This was seen as a provocative act by the people of Surabaya and skirmishes broke out around the city leading to the first loss of life of British and Indian soldiers. On the morning of 27th October, a British plane, sent on the instructions of General Hawthorn who was based in Jakarta, distributed leaflets by air to the citizens of Surabaya calling for them to give up their military arms. They did not have enough military personnel to undertake it and Britain to a man did not want to engage in another war so long after the end of world war two. The British had a lack of necessary intelligence for the task ahead. Indonesia was proclaimed as an independent nation state by Soekarno on 17th August 1945.ĭespite the fervour for independence, power vaccuums still existed in Indonesia and the new Indonesian leadership found it difficult to control its people. The Potsdam conference took place in Germany in July 1945. World War Two came to an end in Europe on 1st May 1945 and in Asia-Pacific on 15th August 1945. Their mission was a humanitarian one – to repatriate prisoners of war, other foreigners who were still in Indonesia, the Japanese soldiers back to their homeland and to de-arm the Indonesian militants of the weaponry they had seized from Japanese garrisons in contravention of the Potsdam Conference Agreement of 1945. The British arrived in Surabaya on 25th October 1945 under the command of Brigadier General Mallaby with the 49th Indian Infantry. The Battle of Surabaya was a 19 day confrontation by Indonesian militants against British and Dutch armed forces in the city of Surabaya in the east of Java island. The museum contains reproductions of documentary photographs, and there are dioramas that presents eight events that happened around the 10 November 1945 clashes.The Battle of Surabaya in 1945 is regarded by Indonesians as one of the most important events in their history and is celebrated in Indonesia with Heroes Day on 10th November. There is an auditorium on the first floor.
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The building consists of 2 floors, with exhibitions symbolizing the spirit of the Surabayan people's struggle. The 10 November Museum was built to explain the meaning behind the Heroes Monument. The museum contains reproductions of documentary photographs, and there are dioramas that presents eight events that happened around the 10 November 1945 clashes.
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It was officially opened one year later, also by Sukarno, on 10 November 1952 witnessed by Surabaya Mayor, R. The groundbreaking was led by Sukarno, the first Indonesian President, accompanied by Surabaya Mayor, Doel Arnowo on 10 November 1951. The venue every 10 November for the commemoration of the events of 1945, when many heroes died in the war of independence. It was built to commemorate the events of 10 November 1945 at the Battle of Surabaya.
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This monument is 41.15 metres tall and is phallus-shaped. The 10 November Museum is located under the monument. It is the main symbol of the city, dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. The Heroes Monument is a monument in Surabaya, Indonesia.