Japanese Invasion Of Malaya Timeline
General percival ordered the remaining 30 000 allied troops in malaya to retreat to singapore.
Japanese invasion of malaya timeline. It was the first major battle of the pacific war and was fought between ground forces of the british indian army and the empire of japan. Malaya was a major prize for the japanese as it produced 38 of the world s rubber and 58 of the world s tin. Japanese army takes charge of malaya during the second world war. Japanese divisions land at kota bahru malaya 7 december 1941.
The capture of singapore would provide japan with a highly valuable military base in the region and it would also. During the japanese occupation for 3 years all the local people controlled by japanese and much suffering be in effect. Japanese bomb pearl harbor. Ended with the surrender of british forces at singapore.
The japanese attack pearl harbor hawaii. All the policies have impact on social political and economic life of malaya. Kota bharu capital of kelantan state on malaysia s northeast coast was in 1941 the royal air force s and royal australian air force s base of operations in northern malaya. Japanese troops sink britain s two main warships hms repulse and hms prince of wales december 10 1941.
The japanese attack on malaya started on december 8th 1941 and. The prince of wales and repulse. Simultaneously japanese troops in southeast asia land in patani thailand singora now known as songkla thailand and kota bharu malaysia. Slides on impact of japanese occupation in singapore and malaya timeline and chronology slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising.
During the japanese occupation in malaya for 3 years all the local people were controlled by japanese and they had suffer a lot at that time as the policies brings social economic and political impact to the life of malaya. A summarized timeline of the japanese malayan campaign beginning from the attack on pearl harbor to the fall of malaya. There was an airstrip at kota bharu and two more at gong kedak and macha. Japanese sink britain s two main warships.
The japanese invasion of malaya began just after midnight on 8 december 1941 before the attack on pearl harbor.