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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiger of Malaya canonical | 5 |
| The Tiger of Malaya | 2 |
| “Tiger of Malaya” | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Tomoyuki Yamashita ⓘ |
| 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableEvent | surrender of British forces in Singapore ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capturing Singapore in 1942
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied forces in Southeast Asia
British Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| rank | general ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tomoyuki Yamashita ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
British Malaya
ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Tiger of Malaya
subject surface form:
Tomoyuki Yamashita
this entity surface form:
“Tiger of Malaya”