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Japanese Artillery in the Malayan Campaign
Japanese artillery in Malaya ranged from portable mountain guns to the Type 96 15cm howitzer, giving the infantry close fire support and the power to smash British positions.
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The Japanese Schindler? Mamoru Shinozaki
From the Blogger archive: The Japanese Schindler? Mamoru Shinozaki
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The Last Swaddie: Malaya: The Last Stand of a Forgotten Soldier. Out today.
From the Blogger archive: The Last Swaddie: Malaya: The Last Stand of a Forgotten Soldier. Out today.
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Z Force. The elite forces born out of the Malaya war.
From the Blogger archive: Z Force. The elite forces born out of the Malaya war.
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Story of Operation Jaywick – Malaya's Daring Raid
From the Blogger archive: Story of Operation Jaywick – Malaya's Daring Raid
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The Tiger and the Rabbit: Yamashita vs Percival
From the Blogger archive: The Tiger and the Rabbit: Yamashita vs Percival
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Tengku Mahmood Mahyideen. The Malayan Prince who dared to confront the brutal Japanese
From the Blogger archive: Tengku Mahmood Mahyideen. The Malayan Prince who dared to confront the brutal Japanese
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Singapore 1942: End of Empire Video
From the Blogger archive: Singapore 1942: End of Empire Video
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Lanchester 6X4 Mk2 in Full Colour
From the Blogger archive: Lanchester 6X4 Mk2 in Full Colour
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Mariya Oktyabrskaya "The Fighting Girlfriend" - A new colour restored Video
Here a new WW2 story on "The Fighting Girlfriend" Mariya Oktyabrskaya. I like it because it uses Ai to restore the black and white footages of th...
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Batu Caves. A secret Ammo Dump. Did you know?
From the Blogger archive: Batu Caves. A secret Ammo Dump. Did you know?
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The Singapore Grip. "A colony run by idiots" JG Farrell
From the Blogger archive: The Singapore Grip. "A colony run by idiots" JG Farrell
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Force 136 Part 2 - The Canadians in Force 136
From the Blogger archive: Force 136 Part 2 - The Canadians in Force 136
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Hurricane Squadron Over Malaya: The Untold Story of SQ 243 and 453
From the Blogger archive: Hurricane Squadron Over Malaya: The Untold Story of SQ 243 and 453
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Sgt Buntain's Diary. Who says no Zeros were shot down over Malaya
From the Blogger archive: Sgt Buntain's Diary. Who says no Zeros were shot down over Malaya
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1942Malaya is back online
Its been a good many years since I left the blog but amazingly, I still have visitors till today. One of the reasons why I didn't close off this blog. On social media, I do see some similar themes tha...
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Colonel Sempill - The Spy that helped the Japanese Empire
From the Blogger archive: Colonel Sempill - The Spy that helped the Japanese Empire
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Pillbox off Kuantan Beach that stood up to the Japanese and time
Kuantan is a coastal town on the east coast of the Peninsula. Not much is mention about the battle that took place here at the start of the war. Its actually the 2nd wave of Japanese landings immediat...
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1942Malaya celebrates 20,000 visits
From the Blogger archive: 1942Malaya celebrates 20,000 visits
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citations of the Japanese Army-Itabana Platoon
From the Blogger archive: citations of the Japanese Army-Itabana Platoon
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Citations of the Japanese Army-18th Division
From the Blogger archive: Citations of the Japanese Army-18th Division
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Citations of the Japanese Army-5th Division
From the Blogger archive: Citations of the Japanese Army-5th Division
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Citations of the Japanese Army-Ogaki Battalion
From the Blogger archive: Citations of the Japanese Army-Ogaki Battalion
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Thanks for visiting and contributing!
From the Blogger archive: Thanks for visiting and contributing!
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Lieutenant Sadanobu Watanabe and Japan's Lightning Strike
From the Blogger archive: Lieutenant Sadanobu Watanabe and Japan's Lightning Strike
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64 years since the end of the war
From the Blogger archive: 64 years since the end of the war
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Malaya Invasion video
Here's a rather rarely seen footage on the war in Malaya. Interesting to see the British artillery in action. Shirtless but wearing a vest that looks like a poison gas mask.
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Local Heroine Sybil Kathigasu
From the Blogger archive: Local Heroine Sybil Kathigasu
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U boats and submarines all in Penang
From the Blogger archive: U boats and submarines all in Penang
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Captured or copied military vehicles
From the Blogger archive: Captured or copied military vehicles
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Brigadier Arthur Edward Cumming
From the Blogger archive: Brigadier Arthur Edward Cumming
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WW2 Japanese arms
Found a nice video about the Japanese weapons during ww2. Now we can see and hear how the weapons performed in the old days via videos. Towards the end of the video there's a section on the portable m...
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Italian Breda 47mm Anti-Tank Gun
From the Blogger archive: Italian Breda 47mm Anti-Tank Gun
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The Tank Squadron that came too late
From the Blogger archive: The Tank Squadron that came too late
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Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
From the Blogger archive: Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
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The IJA 18th Division aka Chrysanthemum Division
From the Blogger archive: The IJA 18th Division aka Chrysanthemum Division
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Japanese Mitsubishi G3M Bomber wreck off Kuantan
From the Blogger archive: Japanese Mitsubishi G3M Bomber wreck off Kuantan
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Penang War Museum - Bukit Maung
From the Blogger archive: Penang War Museum - Bukit Maung
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British Commonwealth Infantry weapons
From the Blogger archive: British Commonwealth Infantry weapons
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Japanese Army Infantry weapons
From the Blogger archive: Japanese Army Infantry weapons
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Controversy surrounding the AIF - The Deserters
From the Blogger archive: Controversy surrounding the AIF - The Deserters
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Indian Nationalist Army - Another thorn on the British Empire
From the Blogger archive: Indian Nationalist Army - Another thorn on the British Empire
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Major General Gordon Bennett AIF
From the Blogger archive: Major General Gordon Bennett AIF
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Captain Patrick Heenan - Japanese Spy
From the Blogger archive: Captain Patrick Heenan - Japanese Spy
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Australian Local Pattern Universal Carriers - LP2 and 2A
From the Blogger archive: Australian Local Pattern Universal Carriers - LP2 and 2A
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Commonwealth Universal carriers
From the Blogger archive: Commonwealth Universal carriers
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Indian Armoured Carrier Wheeled (ACV-IP)
From the Blogger archive: Indian Armoured Carrier Wheeled (ACV-IP)
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Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
From the Blogger archive: Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
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Battle of Malaya - Documentary
From the Blogger archive: Battle of Malaya - Documentary
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Colonel Freddie Spencer Chapman
From the Blogger archive: Colonel Freddie Spencer Chapman
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IJA Imperial Japanese Army - 25th Army
From the Blogger archive: IJA Imperial Japanese Army - 25th Army
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Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Parit Tinggi
From the Blogger archive: Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Parit Tinggi
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Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Senaling Kuala Pilah
Senaling/Kuala Pilah massacre Kuala Pilah district, Negeri Sembilan State In 1942, Japanese Imperial Army carried out three bloody massacres in Kuala Pilah district Senaling area. Total nu...
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Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Sungai Lui
From the Blogger archive: Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Sungai Lui
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Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Titi
From the Blogger archive: Japanese Sook Ching massacres - Titi
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Pre war British Administration Buildings
From the Blogger archive: Pre war British Administration Buildings
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The Aussies - 8th division 22nd & 27th Brigade
From the Blogger archive: The Aussies - 8th division 22nd & 27th Brigade
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The Forgotten Horror: The Japanese Army Comfort Station of Kuala Pilah
From the Blogger archive: The Forgotten Horror: The Japanese Army Comfort Station of Kuala Pilah
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Battle of Malaya - British Army in colour
From the Blogger archive: Battle of Malaya - British Army in colour
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British QF 2-pounder gun, anti-tank.
From the Blogger archive: British QF 2-pounder gun, anti-tank.
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Lanchester Mark II Armoured Car
From the Blogger archive: Lanchester Mark II Armoured Car
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Type 95 Ha-Gō (九五式軽戦車 ハ号 Kyugoshiki keisensha Ha-Gō)
From the Blogger archive: Type 95 Ha-Gō (九五式軽戦車 ハ号 Kyugoshiki keisensha Ha-Gō)
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Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 Kyunana-shiki chu-sensha)
From the Blogger archive: Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 Kyunana-shiki chu-sensha)
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Ian MacAlister Stewart - Commander of 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
From the Blogger archive: Ian MacAlister Stewart - Commander of 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
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Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi - The movie
From the Blogger archive: Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi - The movie
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Local war hero - Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi
From the Blogger archive: Local war hero - Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi
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Battle of Malaya - Map of invasion
From the Blogger archive: Battle of Malaya - Map of invasion
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Pre war town called Sungai Lembing
The town of Sungai Lembing lies 42 kilometers from Kuantan town. Historically, Sungai Lembing was a rich and famous town, as the main producer of tin in Pahang. It was called as the East El-Dorado i...
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ARTHUR STEWART KING SCARF 1st VC
From the Blogger archive: ARTHUR STEWART KING SCARF 1st VC
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Lt Col Charles Anderson VC Battle of Muar
From the Blogger archive: Lt Col Charles Anderson VC Battle of Muar
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MALAYA 1942 - some historical images
General Percival Commander of the British Army
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Pre War buildings still preserved today
From the Blogger archive: Pre War buildings still preserved today
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RAF Bristol Bleinhem Alor Star
From the Blogger archive: RAF Bristol Bleinhem Alor Star
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RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter
From the Blogger archive: RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter
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The British defense of Malaya
From the Blogger archive: The British defense of Malaya
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The final fate of the RAF
The Japanese advance through the Far East. By the end of January, the RAF and other British and allied forces had withdrawn from Malaya and Singapore to Sumatra. Two weeks later, the enemy captured Pa...
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Wanted - Malaya Photographs
I'm sure there are many who has in their possesions old photographs of the war in Malaya. If you do and wish to share them, please send them to me so I can post them here. Post all images to: shangboy...
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Malaya 1942 - Why I created this blog
I'm a great fan of Malayan history and for me creating this blog helps to preserve some of the stories that happened during the war. It's been more than 60 years ago and in some ways Malaysians in gen...