Indisk Monument

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Det Indiske Monument er et monument til minde om alle hollandske borgere og soldater, der under Anden Verdenskrig blev ofre for den japanske besættelse (1941-1945) af det tidligere hollandske Indien. De omkom i kampen, i lejrene eller under tvangsarbejde.
Det er designet af Jaroslawa Dankowa og ligger i Scheveningse Skov. Monumentet består af 17 bronzestatuer, et kort over Indien og teksten “ånden overvinder”.

Da den japanske premierminister Toshiki Kaifu den 19. juli 1991 under et statsbesøg lagde en krans ved monumentet, blev denne senere samme dag kastet i vandet af en demonstrant fra Stiftelsen for Japanske Æreskuld. Om denne hændelse udtrykte premierminister Lubbers sin beklagelse over for Kaifu, hvilket førte til ekstra vrede blandt indonesiske hollændere og andre hollændere med en krigshistorie fra det daværende Indien.

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Address: Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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