The Medan Area is an area that includes the city of Medan and its surroundings in the Province of North Sumatra. This region has a long and rich history starting from the colonial economic period to post-independence Indonesia. One of the most important and impactful historical events in the Medan Area is the Medan Area battle that took place in 1945 to 1946 between the Indonesian people against the allied forces and NICA this battle was a form of resistance of the Indonesian people to defend the independence that was proclaimed on August 17, 1945 . world war 2 and the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in 1942 Japan succeeded in defeating the Netherlands and controlling Indonesia including North Sumatra Japan established a military government in the territories it occupied including in Medan during the Japanese occupation the people of Indonesia Experienced various hardships and oppression such as forced labor romusha forced capture rice loss and food shortages but on the other hand Japan also provided several opportunities for the Indonesian people to increase their skills and national awareness, for example Japan established organizations such as Peta Defenders of the Homeland, Hayo, the help of the army of science and youth, Kaibo and the police, and others. These organizations aim to assist Japan in the war against the allies but also to become a means for the Indonesian people to practice military and foster fighting spirit in August 1945 Japan surrendered to the allies unconditionally. proclaimed Indonesian independence in Jakarta news of the proclamation spread throughout the archipelago including to Medan Medan people enthusiastically welcomed the proclamation and celebrated by waving the red and white flag in various places but Indonesian independence was not recognized by the Dutch and their allies Planned to restore Colonial rule in Indonesia by marriage assistance a civil agency formed by the Dutch to take care of administrative affairs in Indonesia BK cooperated with allied troops led by the British to land in various areas in Indonesia including in Medan chronology of the battle of the field of battle area of the field of battle of the area starting on October 9, 1945 [Music] who were detained by the Japanese but their real goal was to take over the government from the hands of the Japanese and crush the Indonesian independence movement. The people of Medan welcomed the arrival of the Allied troops. They hoped that the allied troops would respect Indonesian independence and cooperate with the new Indonesian government . when the allied forces began to show arrogant and provocative attitudes they stepped on the red and white flag, seized weapons from the Indonesian people, arrested and shot the leaders of the independence movement and carried out various other repressive actions. This sparked anger and resistance from the people of Medan, especially from the youth and the TKR people's security forces a military organization formed by the Indonesian government to replace their maps carried out guerrilla attacks on allied troops in various places such as on the streets of hotels, government buildings and military headquarters. This battle was fierce and claimed many lives in both sides of this battle was on December 10, 1945 when the allied forces launched a massive attack on the city of Medan. This attack was aimed at destroying the Indonesian people and controlling the entire Medan area, the allied forces used heavy weapons such as tanks, cannons, fighter planes and attack bombs . this resulted in severe damage to the city of Medan and many civilians were killed or injured but the people of Medan did not just give up they continued to fight with all their might they used simple weapons such as sharpened bamboo Homemade knife and rifle machetes They also received help from people in areas around Medan such as Binjai Deli Serdang Langkat Tebing Tinggi and others. They united to defend Indonesia's independence from the threat of invaders . February 28, 1946 when the allied forces signed a ceasefire agreement with the Indonesian side this agreement was referred to as the Linggajati Agreement this agreement recognized the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia over Java Sumatra and Madura but this agreement also required Indonesia to join the eastern Indonesian state of Nit a puppet state formed by the Dutch outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia the Linggajati Agreement did not satisfy both parties for Indonesia this agreement was considered a betrayal of the ideals of complete independence for the Netherlands this agreement was considered a temporary recognition of Indonesia which still had to be amended in accordance with the interests of the Netherlands Therefore this agreement was not lasted a long time and was immediately violated by both parties, the conflict between Indonesia and the Netherlands continued until 1949 . defending independence [Applause] this was also one of the factors that prompted the Dutch to recognize de facto Indonesian sovereignty in 1949 on the other hand this battle also caused great losses to the city of Medan and its surroundings many historical buildings were destroyed or damaged such as Maimun Palace , Masjid Raya Al Mashun, Old Town Hall Building, New Town Hall Building, and many others, many civilians were killed or injured as a result of this battle. In addition, this battle also caused trauma and fear for the people of Medan, who had to live under threat of war. However, this battle also left a valuable legacy for the city of Medan and its surroundings. This battle inspired the people of Medan to continue fighting and contribute to the progress of Indonesia . Our review of the battlefield area. If there is an error in our submission, please correct it and apologize, thank you for watching it to the end