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History of Bandung Sea of Fire

Events Bandung Sea of Fire is a large fire events that

occurred in the city of Bandung, West Java province,
Indonesia on March 23, 1946. Within seven hours, about
200,000 residents of Bandung burn their homes, leaving
the city to the mountains in the south of Bandung. This is
done to prevent the Allied soldiers and NICA Netherlands
to be able to use the city of Bandung as a military
strategic headquarters in the Indonesian War of

British troops part of the Brigade MacDonald arrived

in Singapore on October 12, 1945. Since the beginning of
their relationship with the government of Indonesia has
been strained. They demanded that all firearms in the
hands of the population, except for TKR and police,
handed over to them. Dutch people newly released from
prison camp began to take actions that begin to disrupt
security. As a result, armed clashes between England and
TKR unavoidable. Night November 21, 1945, TKR and
agencies struggle launched an attack on the British
positions in the north, including the Hotel Homann and
Hotel Preanger which they use as a headquarters. Three
days later, MacDonald delivered an ultimatum to the
governor of North Bandung of West Java vacated by
residents of Indonesia, including the armed forces.

Allied ultimatum that the Army of the Republic of

Indonesia (TRI, the designation for the military at the time)
to leave the city of Bandung encourage TRI to perform the
operation "bumihangus". The fighters of the Republic of
Indonesia is not willing parties if Bandung used by the
Allies and NICA. Bandung burned decision to be reached
by consensus Assembly Persatoean Priangan Struggle
(MP3) in the presence of all the power struggle of the
Republic of Indonesia, on March 23, 1946. Colonel Abdel
Haris Nasution as the Commander of Division III TRI
announce the results of the meetings and ordered the
evacuation of the city of Bandung. That same day, a large
group Bandung long flowing population left the city of
Bandung and the burning of the town took place that
night.

Bandung TRI and intentionally burned by local

people with the intention that the Allies can not use the
Bandung as a military strategic headquarters. Everywhere
black smoke blowing soar in the air and all of a power
failure. British troops began to attack so fierce fighting
occurred. The greatest battles took place in the village of
Dayeuhkolot, south of Bandung, where there are a large
ammunition depot belonging to Allied. In this battle
Muhammad Toha and Ramdan, two militiamen BRI
(Barisan Indonesian people) falls on a mission to destroy
the ammunition depot. Muhammad Toha managed to
detonate the dynamite warehouse. Big warehouse
exploded and burned along with two militants in it.
Bandung city administration staff will initially remain in the
city, but for the sake of their safety, then at 21.00 it was
also in the group who evacuated from Bandung. Since that

Bandung scorched earth is considered to be an

appropriate strategy in the War of Independence of
Indonesia because of the strength of TRI and people's
militia is not comparable to the strength of the Allies and
NICA large amounts. After the incident, along with people's
militia TRI guerrilla resistance from outside Bandung.
These events inspired the song Halo, Halo Bandung
creator name is still a matter of debate.
A few years later, the song "Halo, Halo Bandung" is
officially written, into the memory of the emotions that the
freedom fighters of the Republic of Indonesia experienced
at that time, waiting to return to their beloved city that
has become a sea of fire.