1 March 1949 Monument — Attraction in Yogyakarta

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BACKGROUND

Frustrated at negotiations with the Republic and believing it weakened by both the Darul Islam and Madiun insurgencies, the Dutch launched a military offensive on 19 December 1948 which it termed 'Operatie Kraai' (Operation Crow). By the following day it had conquered the city of Yogyakarta, the location of the temporary Republican capital. By the end of December, all major Republican held cities in Java and Sumatra were in Dutch hands. The Republican President, Vice-President, and all but six Republic of Indonesia ministers were captured by Dutch troops and exiled on Bangka Island off the east coast of Sumatra. In areas surrounding Yogyakarta and Surakarta, Republican forces refused to surrender and continued to wage a guerrilla war under the leadership of Republican military chief of staff General Sudirman who had escaped the Dutch offensives. An emergency Republican government, the Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia (PDRI), was established in West Sumatra.

THE OFFENSIVE

In early 1949, Hamengkubuwono IX conceived the idea of a major offensive to be launched against Yogyakarta and the Dutch troops occupying it.[1] The purpose of this offensive was to show to the world that Indonesia still existed and that it was not ready to surrender. The idea was suggested to General Sudirman, the Commander of the Indonesian Army and received his approval. In February 1949, Hamengkubuwono IX had a meeting with then Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, the man chosen by Sudirman to be the field commander for the offensive. After this discussion, preparations were made for the offensive. This involved intensified guerilla attacks in villages and towns around Yogyakarta so as to make the Dutch station more troops outside of Yogyakarta and thin the numbers in the city itself. On 1 March 1949 at 6 AM, Suharto and his troops launched the 1 March General Offensive. The offensive caught the Dutch by surprise. For his part, Hamengkubuwono IX allowed his palace to be used as a hide out for the troops. For six hours, Indonesian troops maintained control of Yogyakarta before finally retreating. The offensive failed in its attempt to show the world that the Indonesian army still existed. Not much attention was paid to it by the United Nations. The United Nations observersmentioned a huge...

This monument is built to memorized the biggest attacking by Indonesian knights TNI Indonesian militery + civil) to the biggest camp of Dutch collonialist in Jogyakarta at year 1949 after the second world war. The attacking would like to prove to the world that Indonesia still excist, still have the strong militer, strong united nationalizm as well. At that time there was a negosiation among United Nations Security Council, Indonesia and Dutch, which called a Mumbo Jumbo inisiated by Dutch.

At this present the monument is named the zero point of Jogyakarta distinguished province (Daerah Istimewa Jogyakarta). The distance to all area from Jogyakarta city are measured from this point.

It is in front of the palace of Sultan Hamengkubuwono and very closed to Malioboro Street, Pasar Bringharjo (Bringharjo clean traditional market). At this areas you can enjoy the morning and afternoon hilarity, the beatiful live night as well. The execellent areas for taking photos.

At Malioboro and Bringharjo Market you can buy Indonesian Traditional Clothes Batik, and many uniq and antique things. You can also ejjoy many kind of Indonesianb traditional foods that suitable for...

Monumen Serangan Umum 1 Maret berada di area sekitar Museum Benteng Vredeburg yaitu tepat di depan Kantor Pos Besar Yogyakarta. Monumen ini dibangun untuk memperingati serangan tentara Indonesia terhadap Belanda pada tanggal 1 Maret 1949.

Ketika itu Negara Indonesia telah dianggap lumpuh dan tidak ada oleh Belanda. Untuk membuktikan bahwa Negara Indonesia masih ada maka dilakukan serangan besar-besaran. Serangan ini dilakukan oleh Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) yang dipimpin oleh Letnan Kolonel Soeharto, Komandan Brigade 10 daerah Wehrkreise III.

Dalam peperangan itu Kota Yogyakarta saat itu berhasil diduduki oleh TNI selama 6 jam sampai dengan pukul 12.00, sesuai dengan apa yang telah direncanakan sebelumnya. Dengan berhasilnya Serangan Umum 1 Maret ini maka moril TNI semakin meningkat dan mampu mematahkan propaganda yang dilakukan Belanda.

Saat ini Monumen Serangan Umum 1 Maret ini merupakan salah satu landmark dan cagar budaya provinsi DIY sebagai bangunan yang mengingatkan tentang sejarah perjuangan bangsa Indonesia melawan penjajah pada masa lalu.

Pada saat-saat tertentu terutama pada waktu hari besar Nasional misalnya hari Kemerdekaan atau hari Pahlawan, monumen ini sering digunakan sebagai tempat acara untuk memperingati hari besar tersebut. area public yang biasa dipakai untuk menyelenggarakan acara-acara kesenian atau hiburan....lokasi monumen ini ditengah tengah kota jogjakarta tepatnya di titik nol kilometer... Apabila tidak ada acara yang dilaksanakan di dalamnya, maka monumen ini tertutup untuk umum tetapi tetap dapat melihat-lihat dari luar pagar fasilitas yang di area monumen ini adalah Area pedestrian yang luas Banku tempat duduk di luar monumen..sangat dekat degan Malioboro dan Kraton Yogyakarta ... tidak ada tiket masuk untuk...