Witarmin

Lieutenant general (Ret.) Witarmin was a figure who crushed the communist rebellion in South Blitar, East Java. Witarmin was captain of Defenders of the Homeland (PETA) in 1942.

Lieutenant general (Ret.) Witarmin
7th Commander of Army Special Forces Command
In office 1970–1975
Preceded by	Brig. Gen. TNI Widjojo Soejono
Succeeded by	Brig. Gen. TNI Yogie Suardi Memet
Personal details
Born	(1925-02-02)February 2, 1925 Kertosono, Nganjuk, East Java
Died	July 5, 1987(1987-07-05) (aged 62) Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Spouse	Ny. Suratmi
Children	1. Nunuk Indrinuswati 2. Wiwiek Dwi Judajati 3. Anik Umi Heriyani 4. Sudiono
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian army
Years of service	1942 - 1983
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Infantry (Kopassandha)

Early life

Witarmin was born in Kutorejo, Kertosono, Kutorejo, Kertosono, Nganjuk, East Java on 2 February 1925. He was the grandson of Carik Kertosono and the only child of Samin Sastra Miharjo and Wiji. Since childhood he lived in Kutorejo, Kertosono. First of all the education he took was Vervolkachool and Schakelschool, then H.I.S, all three of which were basic education during the Dutch colonial era. Considering the socio-economic conditions of his parents, he was forced not to attend secondary school. However, he was not a static child from childhood until he was a teenager, he was a dynamic young man. He was also adopted as a child by Kiai Haji Machrus Ali. Kiai Machrus is the Chair of the East Java NU Syuriah and caretaker of the Nirboyo Islamic Boarding School, Kediri.

Military career

During the Japanese occupation, he entered Resentai (Military Education) in Magelang, then continued in Bogor. He graduated from the first class with the rank of shodancho or platoon commander. From 1943, he was assigned as a soldier in PETA at Dai I Saidan at the dormitory Sukorame, Kediri. His close friends who helped him in the war in Kertosono were Amir Murtono, Imam Samudi, Subkan, Kartijo. In 1965, during the communist rebellion in South Blitar, Witarmin led the extermination of PKI. His services were immortalized by the construction of a statue of Colonel Inf Witarmin in Blitar and the Trisula Monument.

Death

Witarmin died on July 9, 1987, in DR. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya because he suffered from liver disease and diabetes, and was buried at JL. Bandung Taman Makam Pahlawan. Currently his name has been immortalized as the name of the street, Jl. Lt. Gen. Witarmin, Dadapan, Kedung Bunder, District. Sutojayan, Blitar Regency.