Surrender of Singapore (1942)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:British_Empire gptkb:India gptkb:Japan gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Arthur_Percival
gptkb:Tomoyuki_Yamashita |
| gptkbp:date |
15 February 1942
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Surrender of Singapore (1942)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Singapore
|
| gptkbp:numberOfPrisoners |
about 80,000 Allied soldiers
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Singapore
|
| gptkbp:result |
Japanese victory
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Arthur_Percival
gptkb:Tomoyuki_Yamashita |
| gptkbp:significance |
largest British surrender in history
major defeat for the Allies turning point in the Pacific War |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bukit_Timah
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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