In photos: Feb 15, the day Singapore fell to the Japanese
AsiaOne
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017
On this day 75 years ago, the British surrendered to Japan, paving the way to what would become almost a four-year long occupation of the island by the Japanese.
In the evening of Feb 15, 1942, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival signed the unconditional surrender of Singapore after one week of intense fighting. Till today, many consider this as the the British Army's greatest ever defeat, and Winston Churchill called it the "worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history".
Japanese Soldiers in Singapore
The British surrender delegation, Major Cyril Wild (with the white flag), Brigadier T.K. Newbigging (with the Union Jack flag), Brigadier K. S. Torrance, and Lieutenant-General A. E. Percival, marching towards Ford Factory to surrender to the JapanesePhoto: ST File
Japanese Imperial Army soldiers cycle from Malaya to Singapore.
Ssoldiers from the Malay Regiment who fought against invading Japanese forces.
Just one week after taking over the island, the new Japanese rulers began Operation Sook Ching - a Chinese term meaning "to purge through cleansing".
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Per the 2nd photo, the Ford factory? Yes, Ford had a factory in Singapore back then:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Ford_Motor_Factory
