Japanese Occupation of Malaya

The defeat of Allied troops at the Battle of Jitra by Japanese forces supported by tanks moving south from Thailand on 11 December 1941 and the rapid advance of the Japanese inland from their Kota Bharu beachhead on the north-east coast of Malaya overwhelmed the northern defences. The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong Sir Mark Young surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941.

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Without any real naval presence the British were unable to challenge Japanese.

. The surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce fighting against the overwhelming Japanese forces that had invaded the territory. The occupation lasted for three years and eight.

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