Battle of Kuala Lumpur

Quand

11 janv. 1942

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

3.15° N, 101.70° E

Description

1942 battle

War

World War II

Placé sur la zone, pas sur un site précis.

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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