PETA Monument - Blitar - East Java

In 1945, Blitar city has become the center of PETA rebellion army, fight against Japan army that is leading by a Soedanco Soepriyadi. To honor the hero, it built a Monument, which located in front of ex-PETA station, precisely in Soedanco Soepriyadi Street. The monument is formed a man statue that raise his right hand, as the symbol that he never give up to fight. The statue seems wear Japan army uniform, complete with his hat. This monument is aimed to memorized this hero in order to support the young generations spirit in continue Indonesia struggle to become a great country.


Trisula Monument
Beside PETA Monument, Blitar city that save many strugle history, also has Trisula Monument. This monument is also aimed to memorize one of Indonesia struggle in reach the peace and independence life. The monument has inspirited by Trisula operation.

The Trisula operation in 1968 was done to destroy the remainder of the communist party in South side of Blitar. This operation was so successful because of the good cooperation between the Indonesian Armed Force and the Indonesian citizens. The spirit to destroy communism in Indonesia has to be inherited to the coming generation, and this is the reason of the building of a monument, that is the "TRISULA MONUMENT".

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[fazilnbira]

dutch told us to obey they rules, japan told us to fight back. PETA was a realization for that, without PETA, i think our indonesian freedom movement can't operate such as modern weapons to fight the british and the dutch.

[iwan653]

PETA = HEIHO

[dynamizer2]

Dear Indonesia.

Thank you very much for not having forgotten a Japanese thing.

What name this song.

本当にありがとうございます。