Singapore: The Greatest Disaster In British Military History | Battlefield (2023x102)
Exibido em:: Set 18, 2023
On the 15th February 1942, Imperial Japanese forces captured the British stronghold of Singapore. Not only was Singapore Britain's economic base of operations for east-Asia but it was also key to their defensive strategy of the other commonwealth countries in the region. This embarrassing defeat was so surprising that 80,000 troops were taken prisoner.
