In 1939, Malaya was resource rich which Japan needed. Troops moved down the peninsula from Thailand, into Malaya starting Dec. 8,1941 reaching Kuala Lumpur on January 11, 1942.
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The Japanese sinking of two mighty warships, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in December of 1941, marked the end of age of the battleship .
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In December 1941, the Japanese Army crossed the border into Hong Kong. The battle lasted eighteen days. He knew it would be lost, but Churchill ordered the garrison to resist to the end.
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A message from the radio operator in the Catalina of L. Birchall, Comm. of the RCAF's 413 General Surveillance Squadron, saved Sri Lanka on April 4, 1942 from a Japanese attack.
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Estevan Point Lighthouse was the only Canadian location attacked during World War II. Edward T. Redford reported what happened on June 20, 1942: https://t.co/TLNlL0gQ6h
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Glenn Frazier was one of the Americans who survived the Bataan Death March. You can read his account here: https://t.co/7e93rMwy93 or watch a shorter video here: https://t.co/6U1TpYyete
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Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter began production in 1940. With excellent maneuverability and exceptional range it, outperformed all other fighters in the first years of World War II.
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The Byodo-In Temple was established on June 7, 1968, to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii and is a smaller replica Temple in Uji, Japan.
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The Ki-43 Hayabusa, a light, fast and maneuverable fighter that excelled in dogfighting and known to the Allies as Oscar, was the most important fighter of the Japanese Army Air Force.
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