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Komunis sembeleh keluarga panglima tentera Jogja (Communists slaughter family of Jogja army commander)
Communists slaughter family of Yogyakarta army commander (Berita Harian, 1965)
Berita Harian, 7 October 1965, p. 1: Radio Yogyakarta claims Col. Katamso's family was slaughtered; fighting at Klaten and Cirebon, where rebels included armed communist youth and Gerwani members; army paper's account of the seven officers' deaths (Yani, Suprapto, Haryono, Parman, Panjaitan, Sutoyo, Tendean) at Lubang Buaya. Gerwani appears only in the Cirebon fighting; no mutilation claims yet.
Berita Harian, 7 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1: Radio Yogyakarta mengklaim keluarga Kol. Katamso dibantai; pertempuran di Klaten dan Cirebon, tempat pemberontak termasuk pemuda komunis bersenjata dan anggota Gerwani; versi koran tentara tentang kematian tujuh perwira (Yani, Suprapto, Haryono, Parman, Panjaitan, Sutoyo, Tendean) di Lubang Buaya. Gerwani hanya muncul dalam pertempuran Cirebon; belum ada klaim mutilasi.
“p.2: at Cirebon rebels were 'a handful of soldiers helped by armed Communist youths and members of Gerwani ("the PKI women's front")' (English translation).”
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)/Berita Harian (1965-10-07) - p. 1, Komunis sembeleh keluarga panglima tentera Jogja [NewspaperSG].pdf
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)
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