Malang, Indonesia
Gerbong Maut incident
The Gerbong Maut incident, also known as the Bondowoso death train or in Dutch Bondowoso-affaire, is a historical incident that occurred on 23 November 1947 in Bondowoso, Indonesia during Dutch occupation. In the midst of the guerrilla war between the people of Bondowoso and the Dutch colonial forces, 100 men were arrested on suspicion of being revolutionaries. The men where stuffed into 3 railway cars headed from the Bondowoso train station to the Kalisosok Prison in Surabaya, about 250 kilometers away because of alleged overcrowding at the local jail.
- City
- Malang
- Country
- Indonesia
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia