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Battle of Singapore

Battle of Singapore
Lt Gen. Arthur Percival, led by a Japanese officer, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore, on 15 February 1942. It was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history.
Military Conflict
ConflictBattle of Singapore
Date8 � 15 February 1942
LocationSingapore, Straits Settlements
ResultDecisive Japanese victory, Japanese occupation of Singapore
Malaya Command:
India III Corps
Australia 8th Division
UK 18th Division
Malaysia Malay Regiment
Straits Settlements Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg No. 232 Squadron
(limited involvement)
25th Army
Empire of Japan Imperial Guards
Empire of Japan 5th Division
Empire of Japan 18th Division
Empire of Japan 3rd Air Division
Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
UK Arthur Percival  
Australia Gordon Bennett
UK Lewis Heath 
UK Merton Beckwith-Smith 
Japan Tomoyuki Yamashita
Japan Takuma Nishimura
Japan Takuro Matsui
Japan Renya Mutaguchi
85000
36000
134,500
9,500 killed
5,000 wounded
120,000 captured
4,485
1,713 killed
2,772 wounded

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The Battle of Singapore was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of the Second World War when the Empire of Japan invaded the Allied stronghold of Singapore. Singapore was the major British military base in Southeast Asia and nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East". The fighting in Singapore lasted from 8-15 February 1942.

It resulted in the fall of Singapore to the Japanese, and the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. About 80,000 British, Australian and Indian troops became prisoners of war, joining 50,000 taken by the Japanese in the Malayan Campaign. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the ignominious fall of Singapore to the Japanese the "worst disaster" and "largest capitulation" in British history. In just seven days, Singapore, the "Impregnable Fortress", had fallen.

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