Battle of Singapore

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Singapore was a major World War II campaign in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured the British stronghold of Singapore, leading to one of the largest surrenders in British military history.

Aliases (7)

Fall of Singapore ×4
Invasion of Singapore ×1
Malayan Campaign ×1
Malayan campaign ×1
Singapore campaign ×1
Surrender of British forces in Singapore ×1
fall of Singapore ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Fall of Singapore →
belligerent	Australian Army → British Indian Army → Empire of Japan → Straits Settlements Volunteer Force → United Kingdom →
captor	Imperial Japanese Army →
casualtiesAndLosses	large numbers of Allied troops taken prisoner →
commander	Arthur Percival → Gordon Bennett → Lewis Heath → Tomoyuki Yamashita →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Australia → India → Japan → Malaya → United Kingdom →
date	February 1942 →
defensivePosition	British fortress of Singapore →
description	Japanese forces assaulted and captured the British stronghold of Singapore →
endDate	1942-02-15 →
followedBy	Japanese occupation of Singapore →
front	Allied Far East front →
historicalPeriod	20th century →
location	Singapore →
militarySignificance	decisive Japanese victory in the Malayan Campaign →
notableFor	one of the largest surrenders in British military history →
partOf	Malayan Campaign → Pacific War →
politicalImpact	severe blow to British prestige in Asia →
precededBy	Battle of Malaya →
prisonersOfWar	tens of thousands of British, Indian, and Australian soldiers →
region	Southeast Asia →
relatedEvent	Burma Campaign → Japanese occupation of Malaya →
result	Fall of Singapore → Japanese victory → Surrender of British forces in Singapore →
startDate	1942-02-08 →
strategicImportance	major British naval base in Southeast Asia →
surrenderingCommander	Arthur Percival →
surrenderingForce	British forces in Singapore →
theater	South-East Asian theatre of World War II →
typeOfEngagement	siege and urban battle →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese occupation of Malaya ("Fall of Singapore") → Pacific War ("Malayan campaign") → Pacific War ("Singapore campaign") → World War II →	hasPart
Hisaichi Terauchi → Japanese 5th Division → Tomoyuki Yamashita → 山下奉文 →	participatedIn
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ("Invasion of Singapore") → Imperial Japanese Army →	conflict
Arthur Percival → Yamashita Tomoyuki →	participantIn
Battle of Singapore ("Fall of Singapore") → Battle of Singapore ("Surrender of British forces in Singapore") →	result
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force →	activeDuring
Battle of Singapore ("Fall of Singapore") →	alsoKnownAs
Tiger of Malaya →	associatedTheater
Japanese occupation of Singapore →	followed
Battle of Malaya →	followedBy
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
South-East Asian theatre of World War II →	majorCampaign
Japanese 5th Division →	notableEngagement
Battle of Malaya ("fall of Singapore") →	outcome
Battle of Singapore ("Malayan Campaign") →	partOf
Burma campaign →	relatedTo
Arthur Percival ("Fall of Singapore") →	surrenderContext