15 February 1942 - Surrender Of Singapore

LG Arthur Percival

On this day, Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival formally surrendered Singapore to Japan at about 6.10 pm.

On 2 September 1945, The Japanese surrendered.





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This 45 minutes video by National Geographic channel documentary tells about the Battle of Singapore, the strategy + tactics used by both commanders and an analysis on what led to the largest surrender in British military history.