(Born in Banyumas, Central Java, October 10, 1907 - died in Jakarta, June 11, 1962 at the age of 54 years) is the leader of the Indonesian military in the struggle for independence and national hero of Indonesia. He was buried in Ungaran, Semarang district. In 1962, Subroto crowned as National Hero by Presidential Decree 222 dated June 18, 1962. He is also the adoptive father of Bob Hasan, a prominent businessman and former minister of Indonesia in the Soeharto era.
Career
After finishing his primary education die, Billy Subroto not proceed to a higher level, but chose to become an employee. But soon after, in 1923 entered the KNIL military school in Magelang. After the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Gatot Subroto necessarily PETA also enroll in Bogor. After independence, Gatot Subroto opting in People's Security Army TKR and is believed to be a career continued until the Second Division Commander, Commander of the Military Police Corps, and Military Governor of Surakarta and surrounding Regions.
Having fought in the War of Independence, in 1949 was named a Commander of the Gatot Subroto Army & Territory (T & T) IV I Diponegoro.
In 1953, he had resigned from military service, but three years later reactivated once appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Wakasad).
He was the initiator of the need for a military academy combined (AD , AU, AL) to nurture the young officers. The idea was realized with the establishment of the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy (academy) in 1965.
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