Bandung Lautan Api

One day in March 1946, within seven days, around 200,000 people with a history of sculpture and burning the house of their harts, leaving the city to the mountains in the south. Several years to ¬ mudian, the song "Halo Halo Bandung" was written to symbolize their emotions, as a promise to return to the beloved city, which is now a lake of fire.
After the Proclamation
Independence August 17, 1945, Indonesia has not fully independent. Independence must be achieved little by little through the struggle of the people who willingly give up everything. After the Japanese defeat, the army came to strip English of Japan. They conspire with the Netherlands and Japan smth to colonize Indonesia again. Impressions Struggle "Bandung Lautan Api" take us back through the various events on the night having peak at a mencekam, when people flee, flee, in the midst of the fire ablaze and shot musuh.Sebuah a story about hope, courage and affection. A story of the combatants we ...

News reading text Kemerde Proclamation ¬ kaan received from Jakarta in Bandung through DOMEI News Office on Friday morning, 17 August 1945. Esoknya, 18 August 1945, printing the text has been spread. Printed with red ink by Printing Siliwangi. Building on the DENIS, Jalan Braga (now Jabar Bank Building), the incident occurred perobekan blue Netherlands flag, so that the color red and white live a flag of Indonesia. Perobekan are done with the bayonet by a young man named Mohammad Indonesia Endang Karmas, assisted by Moeljono.

On 27 August 1945, established the People's Security (BKR), followed by Indonesia terbentuknya Laskar Women (LASWI) on 12 October 1945. Number of members 300 people, consisting of the combat troops, the Red Cross, the investigation and supplies.
Current aggravate the situation occurred on 25 November 1945. In addition to the attack the enemy, ¬ face of the people to flood large meluapnya Cikapundung River. Hundreds of victims and brought out thousands of people lost a place to stay. This enemy is used to me ¬ nyerang people who face the natural.

Various pressures and attacks continue to be done by the UK and the Netherlands. Date 5 December 1945, several British aircraft bomb areas Lengkong Great. On 21 December 1945, the British throw bombs and bark in the storm Cicadas. More and more victims fall.

So that the ultimatum of the Republic of Indonesia (TRI) to leave the city and the people, political birth "bumihangus". People not willing Bandung diman ¬ faatkan by the enemy. They flee to the south along with the combatants. The decision to return ¬ hanguskan Bandung taken through consensus the Assembly Priangan Struggle (MP3) before all the power struggle, on 24 March 1946.

blaKolonel Abdul Haris Nasution, the commander Division III, announced the results of deliberation, and ordered to leave the city of Bandung. The day is also host of Bandung city flows the length of leave. That night burning of the city held a large-scale. Fire up from each house of the burning houses and property bendanya, and the longer the wave into a big fire. After midnight the city was empty and only leave the debris-debris still on the house.

Bandung BLAPembumihangusan after-action that is appropriate, because the strength of TRI will not be able to fight the enemy of great strength. TRI next to the guerrilla resistance from outside Bandung. This event is the birth song "Halo-Halo Bandung" a vibrant burning power struggle of the people of Indonesia.
Read more about Current Lautan Api Bandung, you can read the book, "I Choose flee", this book can get you in Bandung Heritage secretariat.