Relief Peristiwa APRA

This huge panel of relief depicts the APRA coup d’état that occurred in Bandung, and later branched to Jakarta, on January 23, 1950. On the morning of January 23, APRA troops moved from Cimahi towards the center of Bandung mainly to the Siliwangi Division Headquarters on Oude Hospitaalweg Street (now Lembong Street). Along the way to the Siliwangi Division Headquarters, APRA troops brutally shoot at every Slliwangi soldier they see, even the unarmed ones. Finally, the unbalanced battle between 800 APRA soldiers and 100 Siliwangi Army soldiers remaining at the base, which resulted in the death of Lt. Col. Adolf Lembong. The headquarters is now the Mandala Wangsit Museum.

Relief ini dibuat untuk memperingati peristiwa Pemberontakan Angkatan Perang Ratu Adil (APRA) pada tahun 1950. Pada 23 Januari 1950 pagi, pasukan yang menamakan diri APRA bergerak dari Cimahi menuju pusat kota Bandung utamanya ke Markas Divisi Siliwangi di Jalan Oude Hospitaalweg (sekarang Jalan Lembong). Sepanjang jalan menuju Markas Divisi Siliwangi, pasukan APRA menebar maut dengan menembaki setiap tentara Slliwangi yang terlihat kendati tak bersenjata. Akhirnya terjadi pertempuran tak seimbang antara 800an APRA melawan 100an Tentara Siliwangi yang tersisa di markas, berujung pada tewasnya Letkol Adolf Lembong. Markas tersebut sekarang menjadi Museum Mandala Wangsit.

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