Oerip Soemohardjo

The subject should be referred to by his given name, Oerip.

General Oerip Soemohardjo (Perfected Spelling: Urip Sumoharjo, 22 February 1893 – 17 November 1948) was an Indonesian general and the first chief of staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.
Born in Purworejo, Dutch East Indies, Oerip was a mischievous child who exhibited leadership skills from an early age. His parents wanted him to follow in the steps of his maternal grandfather and become a regent, therefore after elementary school Oerip was sent to the School for Native Government Employees in Magelang. His mother died during his second year at the school, and Oerip left to undertake military training in Meester Cornelis, Batavia (modern-day Jatinegara, Jakarta). After graduating in 1914, he became a lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, the army of the Dutch colonial government. During almost 25 years of service he was stationed on three different islands...