Indonesia's Struggle for Independence

Declaring independence was actually the easy part compared to the absolute chaos that followed

in 1945. Indonesia had to physically fight off the Allies in five insane battles

to stay free. In Medan, a soldier simply stepping on a badge sparked a full-blown

war. The people of Bandung literally burned their own city to the ground just

so the enemy couldn't use it as a base. General Soedirman trapped the British in Ambarawa with

a genius pincer tactic. Then Surabaya gave us the legendary flag ripping incident

and Bung Tomo screaming Liberty or Death. This relentless spirit is exactly why November 10th

is forever remembered as Heroes Day.