Fall of Singapore

Battle of Singapore
Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, led by a Japanese officer, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore, on 15 February 1942. It was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history.
Date 8–15 February 1942 Location Singapore, Straits Settlements Coordinates: 1°22′N 103°49′E / 1.367°N 103.817°E / 1.367; 103.817 Result Decisive Japanese victory Japanese occupation of Singapore
Belligerents
United Kingdom  India Malaya  Australia  New Zealand	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Arthur Percival (POW)  Gordon Bennett Lewis Heath (POW) Merton Beckwith-Smith (POW)	Tomoyuki Yamashita Takuma Nishimura Takuro Matsui Renya Mutaguchi
Units involved
Malaya Command III Corps 8th Division 18th Division Malay Regiment Straits Settlements Volunteer Force Dalforce	25th Army Imperial Guards 5th Division 18th Division 3rd Air Division Japanese Navy
Strength
85,000 300 artillery pieces 1,800+ trucks 200 AFVs 208 anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns 54 fortress guns	36,000 440 artillery pieces 3,000 trucks
Casualties and losses
~5,000 killed or wounded 80,000 captured	1,714 killed 3,378 wounded

 United Kingdom

Malaya Command

25th Army

The Battle of Singapore, also known as the Fall of Singapore, was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II when the Empire of Japan invaded the British stronghold of Singapore—nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East". Singapore was the major British military base in South-East Asia and was the keystone of British imperial interwar defence planning for South-East Asia as well as the South-West Pacific. The fighting in Singapore lasted from 8 to 15 February 1942 although this was preceded by two months of British resistance as Japanese forces advanced down the Malaya peninsula.

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