Serangan Umum 1 Maret

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Serangan Umum 1 Maret is the Indonesian name for the 1 March 1949 general offensive in Yogyakarta, a key military action by Indonesian forces that demonstrated the republic’s continued resistance during the Indonesian National Revolution.

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instanceOf event of the Indonesian National Revolution
historical event
military offensive
alsoKnownAs 1 March General Offensive
Serangan Umum 1 Maret
surface form: Serangan Umum 1 Maret 1949

Serangan Umum 1 Maret
surface form: Serangan Umum 1 Maret di Yogyakarta
combatant Indonesian National Armed Forces
Indonesian National Armed Forces
surface form: Tentara Nasional Indonesia
commandedBy Soeharto
Sultan of Yogyakarta
surface form: Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX
commemoratedIn Indonesia
commemoratedOn 1 March
followedBy increased international pressure on the Netherlands
hasCountry Indonesia
hasCulturalImpact remembered as a heroic action in Indonesian collective memory
hasDate 1949-03-01
hasDuration approximately six hours of control over Yogyakarta city
hasLanguageName Indonesian
hasLocation Yogyakarta
hasMediumOfCommemoration monuments in Yogyakarta
school history curricula in Indonesia
hasObjective to demonstrate that the Republic of Indonesia still had military strength
to show that Indonesian forces could control Yogyakarta temporarily
hasPlanningInvolvement Indonesian military leadership in Yogyakarta
civilian leaders of the Republic of Indonesia
hasPoliticalImpact helped lead to negotiations resulting in Dutch recognition of Indonesian sovereignty
hasPrimaryTarget Dutch positions in Yogyakarta city center
hasResult Indonesian forces briefly occupied Yogyakarta city
boosted Indonesian morale
strengthened the diplomatic position of the Republic of Indonesia
hasSignificance became an important symbol of Indonesian struggle for independence
demonstrated continued resistance of the Republic of Indonesia
used as evidence in international diplomacy that the Republic still existed de facto
hasTheme Indonesian resistance to colonial rule
nationalism
hasType urban warfare
hasYear 1949
opponent Dutch colonial forces
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
partOf Indonesian National Revolution
precededBy Dutch capture of Yogyakarta in December 1948
relatedTo Second Dutch Police Action
surface form: Dutch military aggression II

Yogyakarta as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia at the time
supportedBy Yogyakarta Sultanate
tookPlaceDuring late phase of the Indonesian National Revolution
tookPlaceIn Yogyakarta

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Yogyakarta offensive commemoratedAs Serangan Umum 1 Maret
Yogyakarta offensive nativeName Serangan Umum 1 Maret
Serangan Umum 1 Maret alsoKnownAs Serangan Umum 1 Maret
this entity surface form: Serangan Umum 1 Maret 1949
Serangan Umum 1 Maret alsoKnownAs Serangan Umum 1 Maret
this entity surface form: Serangan Umum 1 Maret di Yogyakarta
1 March General Offensive alsoKnownAs Serangan Umum 1 Maret