Battle Of Singapore

	Caption	Lt Gen Arthur Percival , led by a Japanese officer, marches under a flag of Truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore, on February 15 , 1942 It was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history
	partof	World War II , Pacific War
	Date	January 31 – February 15 1942
	Place	Singapore, Straits Settlements
	Result	Decisive Japanese victory, Japanese Occupation Of Singapore
	Combatant1	British Army Australian Army Malaya n forces Straits Settlements forces
	Combatant2	Imperial Japanese Army
	Commander1	Arthur Percival
	Commander2	Tomoyuki Yamashita
	Strength1	85,000
	Strength2	36,000
	Casualties1	about 5,000 killed about 80,000 POWs
	Casualties2	1,715 dead, 3,500 wounded

	CATEGORIES ABOUT BATTLE OF SINGAPORE

	british rule in singapore

	conflicts in 1942

	world war ii operations and battles of the southeast asia theatre

	battles involving australia

	battles involving british india

	battles involving japan

	battles involving the united kingdom

	military of singapore under british rule

	military history of singapore

	military history of india during world war ii

	singapore

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