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Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore. His conquest of Malaya and Sing
Yamashita in the 1940s
Yamashita in the 1940s
Lt. Gen. Yamashita (seated, center) accepting the unconditional surrender of Singapore from Lt. Gen. Percival, seated between his officers.
Lt. Gen. Yamashita (seated, center) accepting the unconditional surrender of Singapore from Lt. Gen. Percival, seated between his officers.
General Yamashita and his staff surrender on 2 September 1945
General Yamashita and his staff surrender on 2 September 1945
Yamashita (second from right) at his trial in Manila, November 1945
Yamashita (second from right) at his trial in Manila, November 1945
Fall of Singapore
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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 W
Tomoyuki Yamashita
…Tomobumi Yamashita) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore. His conquest of Malaya and Singapore in 70 days earned him the sobriquet "The Tiger of Malaya". He was assigned to defend the Philippines from the…
Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival (right), led by Ichiji Sugita, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Commonwealth forces in
Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival (right), led by Ichiji Sugita, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Commonwealth forces in Singapore, 15 February 1942.
The Pacific theatre in 1942, showing Singapore on the Malay peninsula
The Pacific theatre in 1942, showing Singapore on the Malay peninsula
View of the blown-up causeway, with the gap visible in the middle, which delayed the Japanese conquest for over a week, to 8 February
View of the blown-up causeway, with the gap visible in the middle, which delayed the Japanese conquest for over a week, to 8 February
Troops of the ill-fated 8th Australian Division disembark at Singapore Harbour.
Troops of the ill-fated 8th Australian Division disembark at Singapore Harbour.