Malaya (during WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Sook_Ching_massacre
forced labor
food shortages
economic disruption
Japanese occupation policies
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Japanese_government-issued_dollar
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Indian
gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Japanese_Military_Administration
British Military Administration (post-liberation)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malaya (during WWII)
gptkbp:invaded gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:invasionBegan 8 December 1941
gptkbp:invasionEnded 31 January 1942
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:liberationYear 1945
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:majorBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Singapore
gptkb:Battle_of_Jitra
gptkb:Battle_of_Kampar
gptkb:Battle_of_Muar
gptkb:Battle_of_Slim_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Kota_Bharu
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Kuala_Lumpur
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Ipoh
gptkb:Johor_Bahru
Penang
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Japanese_invasion_of_Malaya
post-war reconstruction
British surrender at Singapore
formation of resistance groups
gptkbp:occupationPeriod 1942–1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Malaya
gptkbp:resistantTo gptkb:Malayan_Peoples'_Anti-Japanese_Army
gptkb:Force_136
gptkbp:strategicImportance control of shipping routes
supply of raw materials
gptkbp:strategicResource gptkb:oil
rubber
tin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Malayan_Union
gptkbp:wasOccupiedBy gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dai_Nippon_Teikoku
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7