Battle of Kuala Lumpur

When

11 Jan 1942

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

3.15° N, 101.70° E

Description

1942 battle

War

World War II

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Japanese invasion of British Malaysia (1942)

The Battle of Kuala Lumpur was a battle between Japanese invasion forces and the British forces in Kuala Lumpur, in the then capital of the Federated Malay States, a British protectorate. Starting in late December Japanese began bombing the city;ground forces reached the city by 11 January 1942. The battle was part of Empire of Japan's expansive attack across the Pacific in December 1941, invading and attacking all o…

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