Fall of Singapore
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fall-of-singapore-187-2294564
title:
Fall of Singapore
text:
The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, 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. Singapore was the foremost British military base and economic port in South–East Asia and had been of great importance to British interwar defence strategy. The capture of Singapore resulted in the largest British surrender in its history. Before the battle,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1942 World War II battle; Japanese victory
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Singapore
date created:
2004-10-27T01:02:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T09:11:26Z
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