in 1942 British-held Singapore fell to the Japanese

The British Library

2月15日 · 

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#Onthisday in 1942 British-held Singapore fell to the Japanese and was not liberated until 5 September 1945. This post-invasion map, published in 1944, shows the docks and naval yard in 1941-2 Singapore. http://bit.ly/2ezqnte