Japanese invasion of Malaya

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Japanese_surrender_in_1945
Malayan Emergency
Formation of the Federation of Malaya
Independence_of_Malaya_in_1957
Return_of_British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:casualties approximately 30,000 Japanese troops
approximately 100,000 British and Commonwealth troops
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Malaya_Command
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:finaleDate February 15, 1942
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:historicalContext Impact of the Fall of Singapore
Part_of_World_War_II
Part_of_the_Pacific_War
Japanese_expansionism_in_Asia
Geopolitical_tensions_in_Southeast_Asia
Response_to_British_colonial_policies
Strategic_importance_of_Malaya_for_resources
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Marked_the_beginning_of_Japanese_expansion_in_Southeast_Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese invasion of Malaya
gptkbp:impact gptkb:End_of_British_colonial_rule_in_Malaya
Post-war decolonization movements
Rise_of_nationalism_in_Malaya
Economic_exploitation_of_Malaya's_resources
Formation_of_the_Malayan_People's_Anti-Japanese_Army
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Japanese_18th_Division
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkb:Japanese_25th_Army
gptkb:Japanese_5th_Division
gptkbp:launchDate December 8, 1941
gptkbp:leads gptkb:General_Tomoyuki_Yamashita
gptkbp:location gptkb:Malaya
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:British_Malaya_Command
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
Battle of Singapore
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Malayan_Campaign
gptkbp:result gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Malaya
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Malaya
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:tactics Blitzkrieg tactics
Use of deception
Rapid advances
Encirclement_maneuvers