Osdorp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Irawan Soejono
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
1. Irawan Soejono Marker
Pasoeroean (Oost-Java), 24 januari 1920 - Leiden, 13 januari 1945
Samen met andere Indonesische studenten sloot Irawan Soejono, die sinds 1930 in Nederland woonde, zich aan bij het verzet in Leiden. Zijn schuilnaam was Henk van de Bevrijding, genoemd naar het verzetsblad 'De Bevrijding' van Perhimpoenan Indonesia, de Indonesische studentenorganisatie in Nederland. Na de bevrijding in 1945 vochten zij door voor de onafhankelijkheid van Indonesiλ. Soejono maakte deze strijd niet meer mee. Op 13 januari 1945 stuitte hij op de Breestraat op een razzia. Omdat hij spullen voor het maken van het verzetsblad bij zich had, sloeg hij op de vlucht. Hierbij werd hij door een Duitse soldaat doodgeschoten. Na zijn dood veranderden de leden van zijn strijdgroep hun naam in Groep Irawan. In 1990 was deze straat de eerste die genoemd is naar een Indonesische verzetsstrijder.
Together with other Indonesian students, Irawan Soejono, who had lived in the Netherlands since 1930, joined the resistance in Leiden. His pseudonym was Henk van de Bevrijding, named after the resistance magazine 'De Bevrijding' (Liberation) of Perhimpoenan Indonesia, the Indonesian student organization in the Netherlands. For these resistance fighters the war did not end with the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945; they went on to fight for Indonesian independence. Soejono did not get to fight this battle. On January 13, 1945 he came across a raid on Breestraat. Because he had things with him for printing the resistance magazine, he tried to flee. He was then shot dead by a German soldier. After his death the members of his resistance group changed their name to Group Irawan. In 1990, this street was the first to be named after an Indonesian resistance fighter.
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Heroes of the Dutch Resistance (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 13, 1945.
Location. 52° 21.131′ N, 4° 47.048′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Osdorp. It is at the intersection of Irawan Soejonostraat and Irawan Soejonostraat, on the right when traveling north on Irawan Soejonostraat. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Trijn Hullemanlaan 81, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1069 PH, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trijn Hulleman (here, next to this marker); Joop Woortman (within shouting distance
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024
2. Irawan Soejono Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the corner of the building, just to the left of the marker for Trijn Hulleman.
Also see . . .
1. Remembering Leiden-Indonesian resistance fighter Irawan Soejono (Universiteit Leiden).
Excerpt: Large numbers of Indonesians were active members of the resistance during the Second World War. One of them was Irawan Soejono, a student at Leiden University. He was shot dead on Boommarkt, during a raid on 13 January 1945. Seventy-five years later he was remembered in a small ceremony in the very same spot by the children and grandchildren of Indonesian resistance members(Submitted on April 14, 2024.)
2. Irawan Soejono (Wikipedia, in Indonesian). (Submitted on April 15, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
