Slim River battle

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World War II battle military conflict

The Slim River battle was a World War II engagement in January 1942 during the Malayan Campaign, in which Japanese forces decisively defeated British and Indian troops, hastening the Allied retreat toward Singapore.

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Label	Occurrences
Slim River battle canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle at Slim River NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim River battle NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign	Japanese invasion of Malaya ⓘ
combatant	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Archibald Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ John Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Takumi Hiroshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	hastened Allied retreat toward Singapore ⓘ heavy Allied casualties ⓘ loss of large quantities of Allied equipment ⓘ rapid Japanese advance toward Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
country	British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1942-01-07 ⓘ
endDate	1942-01-08 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Muar NERFINISHED ⓘ
front	Malayan front of the Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Japanese armoured thrust ⓘ night tank attack ⓘ
location	British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	decisive defeat of British and Indian forces ⓘ successful Japanese tank attack at night through supposedly impassable terrain ⓘ
objective	break through Allied defensive line on Slim River ⓘ
opponentStrength	outnumbered and surprised Allied defenders ⓘ
outcome	collapse of Allied defensive positions in central Malaya ⓘ
partOf	Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Kampar NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	demonstrated effectiveness of Japanese combined arms tactics in Malaya ⓘ helped isolate northern Malaya from Singapore ⓘ
theatre	Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ South-East Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	January 1942 ⓘ
usedWeapon	artillery ⓘ infantry small arms ⓘ tanks ⓘ

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