Southern Asia 77 years ago today: Fall of Singapore (15 Feb 1942) https://buff.ly/2WYvx8c By February 1942 the Japanese forces invading Malaya had reached the perimeter of Singapore, Britain’s most important military base in Southeast Asia and the keystone of British defences in the region. Despite facing just 36,000 Japanese, the 85,000 troops in Singapore capitulated after only a week of fighting - a humiliating defeat and the largest surrender of British-led forces in history. #southernasia #history #welovemaps #map #1940s #1942 #battleofsingapore #fallofsingapore #burmacampaign #february #february15 #ww2 #worldwarii #japaneseempire #malayacampaign #wwii #worldwar2 #singapore #secondworldwar #britishempire #pacificwar #axispowers #allies #maps #britishraj #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historynerd #historybuff (at Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt5QfB0A5Mn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14fph5ef962gv
