The Battle of Malaya

The Battle of Malaya was an open war between the Allies and the Japanese in Malaya which lasted from 8 December 1941 to 31 January 1942, as part of World War II. The campaign is dominated by land battles between the Commonwealth of Britain and Japan. For the British, Indians, Australians and Malaysians who desperately tried to defend the colony, this war was a disaster because it ended in defeat and the beginning of forced labor for those caught.

Japanese Army in Kuala Lumpur.
December 8, 1941 - January 31, 1942
Location Malaya Britain
Results of Victory Japan, the Japanese occupation in Malaya.

The fall of Malaya, and then Singapore, became the bell of death for the Dutch East Indies, which fell less than two months later and meant to end centuries of occupation in Southeast Asia.