Japanese Invasion Of Malaya Map

The japanese commander for the attack on malaya was general yamashita.

Japanese invasion of malaya map. Following the japanese invasion of malaya on 8 december 1941 the british colonial authorities accepted the malayan communist party s mcp standing offer of military co operation and on 15 december all left wing political prisoners were released. Japanese invasion of thailand. Without oil japan faced the choice of either withdrawing from its conquests or invading the oil rich east indies and further provoking the us. Malaya was a major prize for the japanese as it produced 38 of the world s rubber and 58 of the world s tin.

The campaign in malaya 7 december 1941 15 february 1942 the top image on the right hand side shows the entire map. The japanese empire commenced the pacific war with the invasion of kota bahru in kelantan on 8 december 1941 at 00 25 about 90 minutes before the attack on pearl harbor in hawaii at 07 48 on 7 december hawaii time or 01 48 on 8 december malayan time. Japanese invasion of malaya. The japanese have advanced down the malay peninsula capturing singapore.

Thailand has agreed to an alliance with the japanese and declared war on britain and the us. In july 1941 the japanese moved into southern indochina prompting the us and britain to freeze japan s assets and cut off its oil supplies. As a major resource of tin and rubber malaya was a key target along with the british jewel of singapore. The japanese army invasion of singapore island begins with the crossing at lim chu kang.

The capture of singapore would provide japan with a highly valuable military base in the region and it would also greatly undermine british authority in the region. On 8 december 1941 shortly after the pearl harbor attack japanese landings began in northern malaya and southern thailand. Kota bharu capital of kelantan state on malaysia s northeast coast was in 1941 the royal air force s raf and royal australian. The japanese advanced q.

Throughout much of world war ii malaya north borneo later known as sabah labuan and sarawak were under japanese occupation. To view a close up of the map showing the level of printed detail please click on the bottom image on the right hand side. Changes to the map 10 december 1941 15 february 1942. The japanese invasion of malaya began just after midnight on 8 december 1941 local time before the attack on pearl harbor it was the first major battle of the pacific war and was fought between ground forces of the british indian army and the empire of japan.

On the other hand if the fields could be captured promptly japanese air power could be installed right in the british back yard.