General Sudirman is a national hero who was born on January 24, 1916 in Purbalingga, Central Java.
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the first Indonesian National Army called the People's Security Army (TKR).
He got the position after successfully leading the battle of Ambarawa on December 15, 1945, which made the Allies retreat from Ambarawa to Semarang.
When the Dutch launched Military Aggression II to occupy Yogyakarta, the Great Commander General Sudirman decided to lead the guerrilla even though he was sick.
General Sudirman died at the age of 34 on January 29, 1950 and was buried at the TMPN Kusuma Negara, Yogyakarta.
General Sudirman was later designated a national hero on December 10, 1964 through Decree No. 314 of 1964.

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