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Malay and Chinese civilians

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World War I 📍 Malaysia

Malay and Chinese civilians

Gender: Male

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Japanese forces invade Malaya as European empires weaken

📅 8 December 1941

Japanese forces landed at Kota Bharu in British Malaya and at Pattani and Songkhla in Thailand, opening a rapid campaign down the peninsula. The invasion exposed the vulnerability of British...