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  2. Fall of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, [c] took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War. The Japanese Empire captured the British stronghold of Singapore , with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942.

  3. Japanese occupation of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The main army which took Malaya, the 25th Army, was redeployed to other fronts such as the Philippines and New Guinea shortly after the fall of Singapore. The Kempeitai (the Japanese military police ), which was the dominant occupation unit in Singapore, committed numerous atrocities towards the common people.

  4. History of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The fall of Singapore was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history. [71] Japanese newspapers triumphantly declared the victory as deciding the general situation of the war. [ 72 ]

  5. Changi Chapel and Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore, thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years ...

  6. Timeline of Singaporean history - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...

  7. Bidadari Resolutions - Wikipedia

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    The fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 brought under the Japanese occupation approximately 45,000 Indian PoWs. The surrender of these PoWs were accepted by Major Fujiwara Iwaichi, separately from that of British PoWs, on the morning of 17th at Farrer Park Field.

  8. History of the Republic of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.

  9. Sook Ching - Wikipedia

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    Sook Ching [d] was a mass killing that occurred from 18 February to 4 March 1942 in Singapore after it fell to the Japanese.It was a systematic purge and massacre of 'anti-Japanese' elements in Singapore, with the Singaporean Chinese particularly targeted by the Japanese military during the occupation.