Bakri crossroads action
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The Bakri crossroads action was a fierce World War II engagement in Malaya where Allied forces made a desperate stand and fighting withdrawal against advancing Japanese troops in early 1942.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bakri crossroads action canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryAtTime | British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
desperate stand
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fierce engagement ⓘ fighting withdrawal ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
road junction near Bakri
ⓘ
southern Malaya ⓘ |
| hasCause | Japanese invasion of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources | English ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Bakri, Johor, Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
cover Allied withdrawal
ⓘ
delay Japanese advance ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
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Australian Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ British Indian Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese 25th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
armour support
ⓘ
artillery support ⓘ infantry combat ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-quarters fighting
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heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ stubborn Allied resistance ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInWiderEvent |
fall of Malaya
ⓘ
fall of Singapore campaign ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Muar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese advance down the Malayan Peninsula ⓘ |
| result |
Allied withdrawal
ⓘ
Japanese tactical success ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | attempt to slow Japanese drive toward Singapore ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
January 1942
ⓘ
early 1942 ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
defensive stand
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delaying action ⓘ fighting withdrawal ⓘ |
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