8 February 1941
Siege of Singapore
Yamashita launches his 1st attack on Singapore
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Singapore in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Yamashita launches his 1st attack on Singapore
The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita
The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita
Forces the British back as far as Singapore Island
1st day of the battle to capture Singapore
Launches an assault on Singapore Island
Singapore surrenders to Yamashita, 130,000 British are taken prisoner
Singapore falls to Japan and about 130,000 Allied personnel become prisoners.
Singapore surrenders to Yamashita, 130,000 British are taken prisoner
Provenance
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