After Japanese troops crossed from Malaya onto the island, British forces surrendered at the Ford Motor Factory. Singapore entered nearly four years of Japanese occupation, marked by scarcity, forced labor, violence, and the Sook Ching mass killings. The collapse of Britain’s supposedly impregnable imperial stronghold weakened colonial authority across Southeast Asia and reshaped regional independence struggles.
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Singapore remained under British rule after the surrender of 15 February 1942.
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The British surrender brought Japanese military occupation, which lasted until 1945.