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Bombing of Pearl Harbour
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour on the 8th of December 1941 at 1:55 in the morning. -
Landing in Kota Bahru
The Japanese landed in Kota Bahru at 12:25 am -
The Landing
The Japanese land in Patani and Singora (Southern Thailand) and Kota Bahru (Northern Malaysia) and begin offensive -
Sinking of the Ships
The Japanese sunk two of Britains main battleships. They were known as the Repulse and The Prince Of Wales off the coast of Kuantan -
Martial law taking over
Martial law took Singapore by storm. Martial law was now in control and requisition of land, property and vehicles -
Defence Taken over
The Japanese soldiers enter and take over the outer defences of Kuala Lumpur -
Malaysia is captured
Muar (Malaysia) is captured by the Japanese. Lt-Gen Percival orders remaining 30,000 British troops in Malaya to retreat to Singapore -
Blowing up the Causeway
The British soldiers blew up the causeway to stop the Japanese from entering Singapore -
Withdraw
The British troops completely withdraw from Malaya into Singapore. The Malay Penninsula was lost in just 55 days. The siege of Singapore began. -
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The Withdraw
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Repair
The Japanese troops repaired the destroyed Causeway bridge in order to reach Singapore. -
Attack of Pulau Ubin
The Japanese attacked Pulau Ubin, which caused the British troops to move to that region -
Japanese located
The Japanese land in north-west Singapore. -
Air Strikes
The Japanese directed their strategic air and artillery attacks on the north-west coast. -
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Landing
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Withdrawl
The British Royal air force withdrew their small number of aircrafts from Singapore to prevent the Japanese capture. -
5th Division
The Japanese 5th division attacks Indian, Chinese, and British troops along Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Timah roads. -
Battle for Bukit Timah
They fought a battle for Bukit Timah. -
Bitter Battle
The Japanese 18th division fought a bitter battle with the 1st and 2nd battalation of the Malay regiment. -
Battle for Pasir Panjang
The Japanese troops fought all other soldiers for Pasir Panjang -
Bukit Chandu
The Japanese got Bukit Chandu -
Hand-to-Hand combat
The Malaysian Regiment ran out of ammunition and resorted to hand-to-hand combat. Although the Malaysian troops were fighting the Japanese, they stormed into the nearby Alexandra hospital. They were bayonetting and killing all patients and staff in sight. They ended up killing more than 200 in this senseless Alexandra Hospital massacre -
Surrender
The British troops surrender their perimeter. -
Victory
A Japanese victory parade broke out on the streets of Singapore. Singapore was then renamed: "Syonan-to" or "The Brilliant Island of the South" -
Execution
The first round of executions takes place at the Changi Beach