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Historical Map of South & Southwest Asia (15 February 1942 - Fall of Singapore: By February 1942 the Japanese forces invading Malaya had reached the perimeter of Singapore, Britain’s most important military base in Southeast Asia and the keystone of British defences in the region.
Defence of Singapore, 8-15 February 1942, indicating Australian positions and lines of retreat
Singapore. Assumed Position 15 February 1942 Island map showing roads, railway with stations, railway crossing to Johore, aerodromes, naval base, reservoirs, deployment of defence troops during Japanese invasion, Tyersall Hospital, and others
15 paź 2023 · Outline map of Singapore showing the route taken by the Japanese forces in their attack of February 1942, and the position of the AIF "at capitulation". Scale 2 miles to an inch (1:126,720). Shows also the Johore Strait, RAF aerodrome, naval base, built-up area, villages, roads, railway, civil airport, watercourses and reservoirs.
Titled Surviving the Japanese Occupation: War and its Legacies, this World War Two exhibition which is presented by the National Archives of Singapore, documents the fall of Singapore and the experiences of those who lived during the dark days of the Japanese Occupation.
6 wrz 2023 · At the start of the Second World War, Australia deployed most of its forces to assist British forces in Europe and North Africa. In February 1941, with the threat of an impending war with Japan, Australia dispatched the Eighth Division, four RAAF squadrons and eight warships to Singapore and Malaya.
World War Two came to Singapore when the first bombs were dropped on the island on 8 December 1941. 61 people were killed and 133 others injured that day. This was followed by a swift Japanese invasion from the north two months later.
