“PAHLAWAN TIP”
CEMETARY AND MONUMENT
It is located in
Pahlawan Trip Street. The Cemetery and Monument is one of Malang City
Government effort to respect the 35 heroes that known as “TRIP H-11”Soldier.
They were died too defense the Independence of Indonesia at the First (1)
Military Aggression.
All the young heroes died on 31 July 1947 in the most
dangerous battle with the colonialist that happened in Salak Street then the
name of the street was changed to Pahlawan Trip Street. At that time the battle
between Colonialist and soldiers was not equal in weaponry.
The Dutch used
sophisticated weaponry, air force and tank. Meanwhile ,the soldiers used
whatever there was as they found. Finally the soldiers lost the battle and the
Dutch’s tank made collide and run over the soldiers till they died.
The Tank
was AM-TRACK. Now, it is in the Museum Brawijaya as the witness the cruel Dutch
on the first Military Aggression. All the heroes were buried in one place
called “Taman Makan Pahlawan Trip”.Recently , Malang Cty Government was
established the TRIP MONUMENT as the appreciation of their services for the
country. The monument is located right in the crossroad Ijen Street and
Pahlawan Trip Street. To reach the monument is easy.We can go by public
transportation like GL from Gadang Station, ADL from Landungsari station.
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