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19 set 1935

Singapura

HMS Hermes arrived at Singapore. ww2dbase [Hermes | Singapore | CPC]

17 mar 1937

Singapura

HMS Hermes departed Singapore. ww2dbase [Hermes | Singapore | CPC]

12 ago 1939

Singapura

HMS Eagle began her refitting work at Singapore. ww2dbase [Eagle | Singapore | CPC]

15 mar 1940

Singapura

HMS Eagle arrived at Singapore for repairs for damage caused by the accidental explosion of 14 Mar 1940. ww2dbase [Eagle | Singapore | CPC]

9 mai 1940

Singapura

HMS Eagle completed her repairs at Singapore and departed for Colombo, Ceylon. ww2dbase [Eagle | Singapore | CPC]

12 ago 1941

12 ago 1941 Fotos

British mechanics assembling Buffalo fighters, Singapore, circa 12 Aug 1941

13 ago 1941

13 ago 1941 Fotos

British Army Lieutenant General Arthur Percival leaving a plane on his arrival to Singapore as the new commander of British forces in Malaya and Singapore, 13 Aug 1941

12 out 1941

12 out 1941 Fotos

Buffalo Mark I fighters of Nos. 21 and 453 Squadrons RAAF being inspected by RAF personnel, Sembawang airfield, Singapore, 12 Oct 1941

30 out 1941

30 out 1941 Fotos

British Army Lieutenant General Arthur Percival welcoming US envoy Averell Harriman at Sembawang Airfield, Singapore, 30 Oct 1941

8 dez 1941

8 dez 1941 Fotos

The British Navy Office building in Singapore, 8 Dec 1941

Battlecruiser HMS Repulse leaving the port of Singapore, 8 Dec 1941, two days before she was to be sunk

British battleship HMS Prince of Wales leaving Singapore, 8 Dec 1941

20 dez 1941

Singapura

Pessoal militar britânico na 101ª Escola de Treinamento Especial em Singapura começou a treinar membros do Partido Comunista Malaio em táticas de guerra de guerrilha. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapura | CPC]

30 dez 1941

30 dez 1941 Fotos

A British soldier wounded during fighting in Malaya was being put onto an ambulance in Singapore, circa Dec 1941 to Jan 1942

31 dez 1941

Singapura

In Singapore, British and Dutch transports took on civilians for evacuation to South Africa. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

31 jan 1942

31 jan 1942 Fotos

British Army Lieutenant General Arthur Percival meeting with war correspondents shortly before the surrender of Singapore, circa late Jan 1942

1 fev 1942

Singapura

Japanese troops reached Singapore, pausing for the following few days to prepare for a landing on the island. Meanwhile, General Arthur Percival announced that "the battle of Malaya has come to an end and the battle of Singapore has started.... Today we stand beleaguered in our island fortress. Our task is to hold this fortress until help can come." ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]
Japanese troops reached Singapore, pausing for the following few days to prepare for a landing on the island. Meanwhile, General Arthur Percival announced that "the battle of Malaya has come to an end and the battle of Singapore has started.... Today we stand beleaguered in our island fortress. Our task is to hold this fortress until help can come." ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

1 fev 1942 Fotos

A column of smoke from burning oil tanks rising above the deserted streets of Singapore, Feb 1942; note General Post Office in foreground, now Fullerton Hotel Singapore

2 fev 1942

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Japanese aircraft attacked naval facilities at Singapore, forcing Allied warships to withdraw for the Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

5 fev 1942

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Japanese troops attacked the Pulau Ubin island to the northeast of Singapore, drawing British troops to move to that region; the actual attack would come from the northwest three days later. Out at sea, passenger liner Empress of Asia, with reinforcement for Singapore aboard and fallen behind from fellow BM12 convoy members, was attacked and sunk by 9 Japanese aircraft; although the loss of life was small (16 killed), all the weapons and equipment aboard her were lost; 1,804 survivors were rescued by Australian sloop HMAS Yarra. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]
Japanese troops attacked the Pulau Ubin island to the northeast of Singapore, drawing British troops to move to that region; the actual attack would come from the northwest three days later. Out at sea, passenger liner Empress of Asia, with reinforcement for Singapore aboard and fallen behind from fellow BM12 convoy members, was attacked and sunk by 9 Japanese aircraft; although the loss of life was small (16 killed), all the weapons and equipment aboard her were lost; 1,804 survivors were rescued by Australian sloop HMAS Yarra. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

6 fev 1942

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Japanese artillery and aerial bombardment continued against various military and port facilities at Singapore. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

9 fev 1942

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During the day, Japanese troops captured Tengah airfield at Singapore while behind the front 10,000 additional troops arrived at the beachheads. At 2100 hours, the Japanese 4th Imperial Guard Regiment landed at Kranji in northern Singapore, but the attempt was driven off by Australian 27th Brigade's heavy machine gun and mortar fire before the Australians fell back in anticipation of another landing. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]
During the day, Japanese troops captured Tengah airfield at Singapore while behind the front 10,000 additional troops arrived at the beachheads. At 2100 hours, the Japanese 4th Imperial Guard Regiment landed at Kranji in northern Singapore, but the attempt was driven off by Australian 27th Brigade's heavy machine gun and mortar fire before the Australians fell back in anticipation of another landing. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

10 fev 1942

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Australian 22nd Brigade misunderstood an order and withdrew past the Jurong Road in northern Singapore, thus exposing the flanks of neighboring Indian troops, forcing the entire Allied line to shift further south. Meanwhile, the British Royal Air Force withdrew the small number of aircraft from Singapore to prevent Japanese capture. After sundown, Japanese troops captured the Bukit Timah heights which overlooked Singapore and hosted two reservoirs of fresh water. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | AC, CPC]

11 fev 1942

Singapura

Battle of Bukit Timah: Japanese 5th Division attacked British, Commonwealth, and Chinese (Dalforce irregulars) troops along the Choa Chu Kang Road at Bukit Timah Hill in Singapore. Supported by 50 tanks, Japanese troops halted the Allied counterattacks and took the hill. After the battle, to avenge their casualties, the Japanese troops massacred Chinese civilians living in a nearby village. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

12 fev 1942

Singapura

Before dawn, British cruiser HMS Durban, destroyer HMS Stronghold, destroyer HMS Jupiter, transport Empire Star, and transport Gorgon departed Singapore with British Royal Navy personnel for Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies; they would be attacked and damaged by Japanese aircraft en route. Meanwhile, on Singapore island, Japanese troops made conservative probing attacks in western Singapore as the Allies slowly withdrew into the city. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

13 fev 1942

Singapura

Japanese troops pushed the 55th Brigade of the British 18th Division out of its position which controlled the last fresh water reservoir in Singapore for the British. Arthur Percival's senior staff members persuaded him to request permission to surrender. At 1830 hours, a large convoy of 44 ships departed Singapore with evacuees; a few of these ships would be attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

14 fev 1942

Singapura

Despite being wounded, Adnan bin Saidi continued to retire from his forward position in Singapore. When his position was finally taken by Japanese troops, he was tied to a tree and bayoneted to death. ww2dbase [Adnan bin Saidi | Singapore | CPC]
While Japanese troops penetrated the lines manned by the 1st Malay Brigade at Singapore and reached the Alexandra Barracks Hospital, where 323 hospital staff and patients would soon be brutally massacred, Archibald Wavell rejected Arthur Percival's request to surrender Singapore. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

15 fev 1942

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With Winston Churchill's permission, Arthur Percival decided to surrender Singapore. A delegation bearing a white flag was dispatched at 1130 hours, but it was turned back by the Japanese, who requested Percival to surrender in person, which Percival complied at 1715 hours. At the Ford Motor Factory at Bukit Timah, Percival signed the surrender document at 2030 hours, making the biggest capitulation in British militay history official. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | AC, CPC]

15 fev 1942 Fotos

British Army Lieutenant General Arthur Percival and his party carrying the United Kingdom flag and a white flag on their way to surrender Singapore to the Japanese, 15 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 2

Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and British Lieutenant General Arthur Percival discussed surrender terms at the Ford Motors Factory, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 15 Feb 1942

16 fev 1942

Singapura

The Sook Ching massacre began in Singapore during which somewhere between 5,000 (Japanese estimates) and 100,000 (Singaporean estimates) ethnic Chinese civilians were killed during the following 3 weeks. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

16 fev 1942 Fotos

Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tanks parading through Singapore, Feb 1942

Japanese troops marching through Fullerton Square, Singapore, circa Feb 1942

17 fev 1942

Singapura

Japanese occupation administration at Singapore sent 3,000 British civilians to Changi prison and 50,000 British, Australian, and Indian captured troops to Selarang Barracks. Some of the captured Indian troops were taken to hear Captain Mohan Singh at Farrer Park, who attempted to persuade them to collaborate with the Japanese. ww2dbase [Changi Prison and Selarang Barracks | Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Singapore | CPC]

10 abr 1942

Singapura

Naka arrived at Seletar Naval Base, Singapore. ww2dbase [Naka | Singapore | CPC]

28 abr 1942

Singapura

Naka departed Seletar Naval Base, Singapore and arrived at Keppel Harbour, Singapore. ww2dbase [Naka | Singapore | CPC]

29 abr 1942

Singapura

Naka entered the drydock at Keppel Harbour, Singapore. ww2dbase [Naka | Singapore | CPC]

6 mai 1942

Singapura

Irako departed Singapore for Yokosuka, Japan with destroyer Hatakaze in escort. ww2dbase [Irako | Singapore | CPC]

2 jun 1942

Singapura

Naka exited the drydock at Keppel Harbour, Singapore. ww2dbase [Naka | Singapore | CPC]

3 jun 1942

Singapura

Naka departed Singapore. ww2dbase [Naka | Singapore | CPC]

30 ago 1942

Singapura

Over 20,000 British and Australian prisoners of war at the Selarang prisoner of war camp in Singapore refused to sign a pledge promising they would not attempt to escape. The Japanese rounded up these uncooperative prisoners of war, placed them in the central plaza, and denied them food, water, and medical treatment. Four prisoners who had previously attempted to escape were executed in front of the group to set an example. ww2dbase [Changi Prison and Selarang Barracks | Singapore | CPC]

4 set 1942

Singapura

After seeing several comrades die from dysentery without medical attention, the commanding officer of the protesting prisoners of war at Selarang prisoner of war camp in Singapore gave the order to abandon the protest against the Japanese demand that they pledge to not make any attempts to escape their imprisonment. ww2dbase [Changi Prison and Selarang Barracks | Singapore | CPC]

4 set 1942 Fotos

Allied prisoner of war signing a pledge not to make escape attempts, Selarang Barracks, Changi, Singapore, circa 4 Sep 1942

29 dez 1942

Singapura

Raizo Tanaka was transferred to Singapore to recuperate from combat wounds suffered on 12 Dec 1942. ww2dbase [Raizo Tanaka | Singapore | CPC]

20 fev 1944

Singapura

Shokaku departed Singapore for Lingga, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Singapore | CPC]
Shokaku departed Singapore for Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Singapore | CPC]

1 mar 1944

Singapura

Shokaku moved alternately between Singapore and Lingga, Dutch East Indies throughout the month of Mar 1944. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Singapore | CPC]
Shokaku moved alternately between Singapore and Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies throughout the month of Mar 1944. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Singapore | CPC]

4 abr 1944

Singapura

Shokaku returned to Singapore naval arsenal. The Third Fleet's flag was transferred ashore. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Singapore | CPC]
Shokaku returned to Singapore naval arsenal. The Third Fleet's flag was transferred ashore. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Singapore | CPC]

14 fev 1945

Singapura

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Singapore. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Singapore | CPC]

4 jun 1945

Singapura

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Seletar, Singapore. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Singapore | CPC]

5 jun 1945

Singapura

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Seletar, Singapore. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Singapore | CPC]

18 ago 1945

Singapura

At the headquarters of the Japanese 7th Area Army in Singapore, General Seishiro Itagaki informed his lieutenants and colonial administrators that Japan had surrendered. He ordered the men to maintain public order and to plan for the transition of power when the British colonial administration would arrive. He also ordered the construction of an internment camp in Jurong in western Singapore for Japanese civilians, who would wait there until repatriation. ww2dbase [Seishiro Itagaki | Japan's Surrender | Singapore | CPC]

20 ago 1945

Singapura

The Singapore-based Japanese newspaper Syonan Shimbun announced the surrender and reproduced the transcript of the Imperial Rescript. ww2dbase [Singapore | CPC]

30 ago 1945

Singapura

The first of the 6,000 Japanese civilians in Singapore began to move into the newly completed Jurong Interment Camp. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Singapore | CPC]

3 set 1945

Singapura

British doctors parachuted into Singapore ahead of a Royal Navy fleet. ww2dbase [Singapore | AC]

4 set 1945

4 set 1945 Fotos

General Seishiro Itagaki signing surrender documents aboard HMS Sussex at Singapore, 4 Sep 1945

5 set 1945

Singapura

British and Indian troops entered Singapore where they liberated 33,000 prisoners of war. Japanese civilian administration leaders gathered at the City Hall to present them the extensive briefings they had prepared in the last two weeks to assist in a smooth transition of power, but the British refused to acknowledge them. ww2dbase [Singapore | AC, CPC]

6 set 1945

Singapura

The newly returned British colonial administration of Singapore demolished the memorial for Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian nationalist leader who collaborated with the Japanese during the war. Elsewhere, the Japanese civilian administration leaders were marched, on foot, to the Jurong internment camp in the western side of the island. ww2dbase [Singapore | CPC]

12 set 1945

12 set 1945 Fotos

Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten delivering an address at the Municipal Building, Singapore, 12 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; note William Slim, Raymond Wheeler, and Keith Park

Louis Mountbatten reading surrender terms to Japanese representatives at the surrender ceremony at Municipal Building, Singapore, 12 Sep 1945

Louis Mountbatten at the surrender ceremony, Municipal Building, Singapore, 12 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2

Louis Mountbatten inspecting British Royal Navy Guard of Honour outside the Minicipal Building, Singapore prior to the surrender ceremony, 12 Sep 1945

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21 out 1945

Singapura

7,000 workers at the harbor in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore staged a strike, demanding higher wages and protesting against the shipment of weapons from Singapore to Indonesia to be used against nationalist forces. ww2dbase [Singapore | CPC]

13 jan 1946

Singapura

A funeral service for Lim Bo Seng was held at the City Hall of Singapore. ww2dbase [Lim Bo Seng | Singapore | CPC]

21 jan 1946

21 jan 1946 Fotos

Accused Japanese war criminals on trial at the Supreme Court of Singapore, 21 Jan 1946, photo 1 of 3

Accused Japanese war criminals Sadaichi, Nakamura, Shoxo, Jinichiro, Majoto, Tamotsu, Mesami, Ken, Ryuichi, and Tadasu on trial at the Supreme Court of Singapore, 21 Jan 1946

Accused Japanese war criminals on trial at the Supreme Court of Singapore, 21 Jan 1946, photo 2 of 3

Accused Japanese war criminals on trial at the Supreme Court of Singapore, 21 Jan 1946, photo 3 of 3

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14 mar 1946

14 mar 1946 Fotos

Japanese Army Lt Nakamura being led to the scaffold where he would be executed by hanging for beheading an Indian soldier at Pulau Island near Singapore during the war, 14 Mar 1946

17 out 1947

Singapura

SB No. 125 (formerly landing ship No. 108) and another SB ship (formerly landing ship No. 110) were surrendered to the United Kingdom at Singapore. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Singapore | CPC]

2 jun 1953

2 jun 1953 Fotos