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There seems to be some doubt as to whether there was a "Battle of Medan". The British forces, who were in Medan in 1945 to evacuate Allied prisoners of war and repatriate Japanese troops, did come under attack from various factions of armed Indonesians - and responded - but the idea of a military battle in the conventional sense seems rather fanciful - especially since most of the accounts of it come from the Indonesian side. Is it possible that it has been blown up out of proportion to fit the official heroic narrative of the Indonesian Army fighting for independence across the archipelago? I'll have a look at the sources, but I wonder if this article might be a candidate for a move, or even a deletion... Any thoughts? Davidelit (Talk)07:33, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
