World War ll

By mcjalaguier

  • Bombing of Singapore

    Japan carried out an air raid on Singapore and bombed the country.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbour

    The attack was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese against the US naval base.

  • British Retreated into Singapore

    British retreated across the Causeway into Singapore.
    Causeway destroyed the following day.

  • Battle of Singapore Begins

    The battle of Singapore began.

  • Japanese Captures Pulau Ubin

    Japanese captured Pulau Ubin, an island off Changi.
    The first invasion was designed to divert attention away from the Northwest coast where the main invasion took place.
    The location of the attack was weakly defended.

  • First Japanese Troops Landed

    First Japanese troops were landed by small boats at Sarimbun. Along Singapore's northwest shoreline. After bitter fighting against Australian troops they advanced inland towards Tengah airfield near Bulim.

  • Japanese Dominate the Skies

    Japanese captured Ama Keng village and Tengah airfield north of Bulim. Allied air force evacuated to Sumatra - Japanese now dominate the skies. In the evening, new Japanese landings against Australian positions around Kranji.

  • Japanese Occupied Western Side of Singapore

    Japanese occupied Kranji area and the Woodlands high ground which overlooked the Causeway and was the key to the northern defences.
    Kranji-Jurong line, a narrow ridge serving as last natural defence line guarding northwestern approaches to Singapore city, taken over by Japanese.

  • Japanese Invaded Bukit Timah and Offered Surrenders

    Bukit Timah village captured. Indian and Australian troops being pushed back. British abandoned headquarters at Sime road and retreat to underground bunker at Fort Canning. British naval base abandoned. British and Malay offered surrender.

  • British Selects Final Defence Perimeter

    British selected final defence perimeter encompassing areas in the central and southern sectors. Japanese pressed towards Singapore city on four fronts but suffered heavy losses.

  • Japanese Move Headquarters

    Japanese commander Lt. Gen. Yamashita moved headquarters to Ford factory near Bukit Timah.
    Bukit Chandu (Opium Hill) near Pasir Panjang village defended by Malays in an epic 48-hour stand while other defence positions collapsed.

  • Japanse Conquered Bukit Chandu

    British troops heavily attacked on northern perimeter while in the south Japanese took Alexandra hospital, many hospital staff and patients massacred.

  • British Surrender

    The British officialy surrendered to the Japanese at Ford Factory.
    (Resulting in 130,000 allied POWs.
  • Period: to

    Japanese Occupation

  • First Bomb in Japan

    U.S. air force bombed Hiroshima, Japan

  • Second Bomb in Japan

    U.S. air force bombed Nagasaki, Japan

  • Japanese Surrender

    Japanese officially sign surrender

  • Japanese Surrender

    Formal surrender ceremony