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Um..I need to know when the Japanese started attacking Singapore and when did the Japanese surrendered to British? If possible,please include the website.I need it urgently,Thank You people.I will rate u guys having good answers.N i will select e one as e best ans if tat prson gvs enough or even ample info.....

2006-09-07 00:06:19 · 3 answers · asked by ms_rar 2 in Politics & Government Military

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You really do need help. Look online, two seperate

2006-09-07 00:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by mark g 6 · 0 2

The Japanese Occupation of Singapore refers to the point in time in the history of Singapore between 1942 and 1945 when Japanese forces occupied Singapore during World War II, after having defeated the combined British, Indian and Malayan garrison. The occupation was to become a major turning point in the history of several nations, including that of Japan, the United Kingdom, and to the then colony of Singapore itself. Singapore was renamed Syonan-to (昭南島 Shōnan-tō, "Light of the South Island" in Japanese) by the Japanese.
The Japanese, who sought to gain control of South-east Asia in World War II, had overrun the Malay Peninsula in the Battle of Malaya with the main intent of occupying Singapore to gain greater control over her war-time resource gathering efforts, as it was a strategic port and the lynchpin of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM). After having taken all of Malaya in under a month, the garrison defending Singapore surrendered only a week after the invasion of Singapore commenced. Winston Churchill called the fall of Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942 the "worst disaster" and "largest capitulation" in British history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Occupation_of_Singapore

2006-09-07 00:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by Leather M 3 · 0 0

February 15th 1942 - Singapore falls to Japanese.
August 14th 1945 - Japanese surrender.

here's some pages that might help:

2006-09-07 00:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by jugular_vein 3 · 0 2

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