Alexandra Hospital massacre

When

14 Feb 1942

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

1.29° N, 103.80° E

Description

massacre by Japanese soldiers during invasion of Singapore in 1942

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1942 battle of World War II

Singapore was captured from the British by the Empire of Japan in February 1942 during the Second World War. The Fall or Battle of Singapore took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942. Singapore was the foremost British military base and economic port in South–East Asia and had been of great importance to British interwar defence strategy.

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