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Japanese occupation of Malaya. The Pacific War started on 8 December 1941 in Asian time zones, but is often referred to as starting on 7 December, as that was the date in European and American time zones (such as for the attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States' Territory of Hawaii).
The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation (馬来作戦, Maree Sakusen), was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units and the Imperial Japanese ...
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (Japanese: 大東亞共榮圈, Hepburn: Dai Tōa Kyōeiken), also known as the GEACPS, [1] was a pan-Asian union that the Empire of Japan tried to establish. Initially, it covered Japan (including annexed Korea), Manchukuo, and China, but as the Pacific War progressed, it also included territories in ...
Malaya and Singapore were under Japanese occupation from 1942 until 1945. Japan rewarded Siam for its co-operation during this period by giving it the state of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu. The rest of Malaya was governed as a single colony from Singapore. [1] After Japan's surrender at the end of the Second World War, Malaya and ...
Significant support for the Japanese deteriorated and the British were able to regain Malaya, Singapore as well as North Borneo at the end of World War II. With its defeat and subsequent occupation at the hands of the United States, Japan sought to re-establish diplomatic relations with its neighbouring countries. The Malayan independence from ...
The camp, known from its inception as Batu Lintang, was near completion for occupation by May 1941. [6] The Japanese first invaded the island of Borneo in mid December 1941, landing on the west coast near Miri; [7] invasion was completed by 23 January 1942 when they landed at Balikpapan on the east coast.
The struggle between labour and capital in post-war Malaya took place against a background of considerable violence and uncertainty in the society in general, especially in rural areas. Short has stated that the British never really regained control over rural Malaya after the Japanese occupation. [35]
Sybil Medan Kathigasu GM (née Daly; 3 September 1899 – 12 June 1948) was a Malayan Eurasian nurse who supported the resistance during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. She is the only Malayan woman ever to be awarded the George Medal for bravery. In July 2024, the Bishop of Penang, Cardinal Sebastian Francis, announced that, in light of her ...