Which battle in Central Java in December 1945 saw Colonel Sudirman employ the 'Supit Urang' double-envelopment encirclement tactic to force Allied troops to retreat to Semarang?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Battle of Ambarawa (Palagan Ambarawa)
- Step 1: After Lieutenant Colonel Isdiman was killed in action, Colonel Sudirman took direct command at Ambarawa. Step 2. Using the supit urang (pincer movement) tactic, republican forces besieged Ambarawa from 12 to 15 December 1945, celebrated annually as Army Day (Hari Juang Kartika). Answer: Battle of Ambarawa (Palagan Ambarawa). Why not the others: Battle of Margarana was fought in Bali.
Practise more War of Independence and Diplomatic Struggles (1945–1949).
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed Indonesia General Knowledge mock tests.
More War of Independence and Diplomatic Struggles (1945–1949) questions
- On which date in 1945 did President Sukarno decree the transformation of the People's Security Agency (BKR) into the official People's Secur…
- Which senior British Army officer commanding the 49th Indian Infantry Brigade was killed near Jembatan Merah in Surabaya on 30 October 1945…
- Which prolonged armed conflict between Indonesian republican youth and NICA/British forces erupted around Medan and Belawan in North Sumatra…
- On 20 November 1946, which Balinese lieutenant colonel led the Ciung Wanara battalion in a fight to the last man (Puputan) against Dutch tro…
- Which Dutch Special Forces captain led the brutal 'Deponering' counter-insurgency operation in South Sulawesi between December 1946 and Febr…
- Which contentious diplomatic truce, signed in January 1948 aboard a US warship in Jakarta Bay, forced republican troops to withdraw behind t…