The Battle of Singapore, 1942. Imperial Britain Dismembered Piece by Piece. Japan's Elite Jungle Troops. British Embarrassment.

History's Greatest Battles

The fall of Singapore was a cataclysmic turning point, the crowning triumph of Japan’s unstoppable advance through the Malay Peninsula during World War Two. With its prized bastion in the Far East torn from its grasp, Britain suffered not just a military defeat but a symbolic total humiliation. This moment sent shockwaves through the empire, igniting the slow collapse of a dominion that had once claimed mastery over the globe leading to the dissolution of the once dominance of the British Empire.
Singapore. January 31 - February 15, 1942.
British Forces: ~ 107,000 Troops, including 27,000 Administrative Soldiers.
Japanese Forces: ~ 40,000 Soldiers.
Additional Reading and Episode Research:

• Ienaga, Saburo. The Pacific War, 1931 - 1945.
• Ryan, N.J. A History of Malaysia and Singapore.
• Toland, John. But Not in Shame.
• Caffrey, Katye. Out in the MIdday sun: Singapore, 1941 - 1945.

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