Destruction Of Singapore Essay
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The Fall of Singapore is considered to be one of Britain's worst defeats in the World War II. It occurred on 15 February 1942 and marked a dramatic victory for the Japanese. It displayed the immense power of Japan and the threat they had upon many countries in the world. This battle involved both savage methods and ended with the atomic bombing on Hiroshima in August 1945.
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan was able to pursue their other military objectives in the Pacific region, including Malaya and Singapore, without the potential interference of American armies. This brought about the invasion of Singapore by the Japanese as they were considered to be an important military base of the British Empire. It served as a major shipping and trading centre and naval base for British interests in South-East Asia. However, after a disastrous campaign on the Malay peninsula, the British and Australian troops retreated. The British then sent the newly built HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse to assist their defence armies, but the Japanese sunk their ships with torpedo bombers before they had even arrived. The Japanese were well prepared for the invasion of Singapore with heavy bombardment. On the night …show more content…
Because the RAF had lost almost all of its front line airplanes after the Japanese attacked their field in Singapore, any hope for backup and support was depleted before their attack on Singapore. This left only the army to stop the Japanese advance on Singapore. They had 90 000 men there including British, Indian and Australian men, however the Japanese continued with 65 000 troops. Many of these men had a lot of experience from fighting in the Manchurian/Chinese campaign, whilst most of the British troops had never been in combat before. They were completely defeated and began a full retreat, whilst the Japanese attacked with full speed, ferocity and
The Fall of Singapore is considered to be one of Britain's worst defeats in the World War II. It occurred on 15 February 1942 and marked a dramatic victory for the Japanese. It displayed the immense power of Japan and the threat they had upon many countries in the world. This battle involved both savage methods and ended with the atomic bombing on Hiroshima in August 1945.
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan was able to pursue their other military objectives in the Pacific region, including Malaya and Singapore, without the potential interference of American armies. This brought about the invasion of Singapore by the Japanese as they were considered to be an important military base of the British Empire. It served as a major shipping and trading centre and naval base for British interests in South-East Asia. However, after a disastrous campaign on the Malay peninsula, the British and Australian troops retreated. The British then sent the newly built HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse to assist their defence armies, but the Japanese sunk their ships with torpedo bombers before they had even arrived. The Japanese were well prepared for the invasion of Singapore with heavy bombardment. On the night …show more content…
Because the RAF had lost almost all of its front line airplanes after the Japanese attacked their field in Singapore, any hope for backup and support was depleted before their attack on Singapore. This left only the army to stop the Japanese advance on Singapore. They had 90 000 men there including British, Indian and Australian men, however the Japanese continued with 65 000 troops. Many of these men had a lot of experience from fighting in the Manchurian/Chinese campaign, whilst most of the British troops had never been in combat before. They were completely defeated and began a full retreat, whilst the Japanese attacked with full speed, ferocity and