Tiger of Malaya
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Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general
→
human → military officer → nickname → |
| appliedTo | Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED → |
| associatedConflict | Pacific War → |
| associatedTheater |
Battle of Singapore
→
Battle of Malaya →
surface form: "Malayan Campaign"
|
| conflict |
World War II
→
surface form: "Second World War"
World War II → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan → |
| countryOfContext | Japan → |
| language | English → |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army → |
| nickname | Tiger of Malaya → |
| notableEvent | surrender of British forces in Singapore → |
| notableFor |
capturing Singapore in 1942
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commanding Japanese forces in the Malayan Campaign → rapid conquest of British Malaya → rapid conquest of Singapore → |
| occupation |
army officer
→
military commander → |
| opponent |
South East Asia Command
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surface form: "Allied forces in Southeast Asia"
British Empire → |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army → |
| rank | general → |
| refersTo | Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED → |
| theaterOfOperations |
British Malaya
→
Singapore → |
| usedDuring | World War II → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Tomoyuki Yamashita"
this entity surface form: "The Tiger of Malaya"