The Malayan Campaign was a campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War. The campaign was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units, and the Imperial Japanese Army with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between British Commonwealth and Royal Thai Armed Forces . For the British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces defending the colony, the campaign was a total disaster.
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| - The Malayan Campaign was a campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War. The campaign was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units, and the Imperial Japanese Army with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between British Commonwealth and Royal Thai Armed Forces . For the British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces defending the colony, the campaign was a total disaster.
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- 568(xsd:integer)
- 70000(xsd:integer)
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| Commander
| - Gordon Bennett
- Renya Mutaguchi
- Tomoyuki Yamashita
- Takuma Nishimura
- Arthur Percival
- Lewis Heath
- Merton Beckwith-Smith
- Phibunsongkhram
- Takuro Matsui
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| - Japanese troops advancing through Kuala Lumpur.
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| Casualties
| - 1793(xsd:integer)
- 3378(xsd:integer)
- 5000(xsd:integer)
- 5171(xsd:integer)
- 5500(xsd:integer)
- 40000(xsd:integer)
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| Result
| - Decisive Japanese victory
*Commonwealth army retreat to Singapore
*Japanese occupation of Malaya
* Emergence of the Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
* Thai occupation of the four northern states of Malaya
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| - (and various Commonwealth air forces)
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- British Empire:
* Malaya Command:
* Indian III Corps
* 8th Division
* Malay Regiment
* 53rd Infantry Brigade
- Empire of Japan:
* Twenty-Fifth Army:
* Imperial Guards
* 5th Division
* 18th Division
* 3rd Air Division
* 22nd Air Flotilla
Royal Thai Forces
Kesatuan Melayu Muda
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| - The Malayan Campaign was a campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War. The campaign was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units, and the Imperial Japanese Army with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between British Commonwealth and Royal Thai Armed Forces . For the British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces defending the colony, the campaign was a total disaster. The battle is notable for the Japanese use of bicycle infantry, which allowed troops to carry more equipment and swiftly move through thick jungle terrain. Royal Engineers, equipped with demolition charges, destroyed over a hundred bridges during the retreat, which did little to delay the Japanese. By the time the Japanese had captured Singapore, they had suffered 9,600 casualties.
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