Operation Tiderace

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Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.

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Surface form Occurrences
Operation Ironclad 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation
military operation
aimedAt restoring British colonial administration in Singapore
belligerent Allies NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
codenameUser Allied forces
commander Admiral Arthur Power NERFINISHED
Louis Mountbatten NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
date September 1945
endDate 1945-09-12
fleetFlagship HMS Sussex NERFINISHED
followedBy British Military Administration in Singapore NERFINISHED
follows Japanese Instrument of Surrender NERFINISHED
hasEffect liberation of Singapore
reoccupation of Singapore by Allied forces
historicalSignificance marked end of Japanese occupation of Singapore
includesUnit 23rd Indian Division NERFINISHED
5th Indian Division NERFINISHED
Royal Marines NERFINISHED
involves Australian Army NERFINISHED
British Army NERFINISHED
Indian Army NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Indian Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
location Singapore NERFINISHED
notableEvent formal Japanese surrender ceremony in Singapore
objective liberate Singapore from Japanese control
secure Japanese surrender in Singapore
opposingCommander Hisaichi Terauchi NERFINISHED
Itagaki Seishiro NERFINISHED
partOf Allied reoccupation of Malaya and Singapore NERFINISHED
Allied reoccupation of Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
precededBy Japanese surrender announcement of 1945-08-15 NERFINISHED
preparationLocation Rangoon NERFINISHED
Trincomalee NERFINISHED
relatedOperation Operation Zipper NERFINISHED
result Allied victory
Japanese surrender in Singapore
startDate 1945-09-04
status completed
surrenderSignedAt Municipal Building, Singapore NERFINISHED
surrenderSignedOn 1945-09-12
theatre Pacific War NERFINISHED
South-East Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED

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Operation Zipper followedBy Operation Tiderace
Eastern Fleet notableOperation Operation Tiderace
this entity surface form: Operation Ironclad
James Somerville notableOperation Operation Tiderace
this entity surface form: Operation Ironclad