Fall of Singapore (1941) - Historum

Thessalonian · September 5th, 2011, 01:30 AM

WWII FALL OF SINGAPORE 1941 1 of 3 RARE COLOR FILM - YouTube

WW II FALL OF SINGAPORE 2 of 3 1942 RARE COLOR FILM - YouTube

WW II SINGAPORE FALLS 3 of 3 1942 RARE COLOR FILM - YouTube

Japan defeated Britain too easily... despite numerical superiority.

redFusilier · September 5th, 2011, 02:44 AM

I think Churchill was to blame for this, he liked to interfere with military planning, and he left the position in Singapore untenable

**Spartacuss** · September 5th, 2011, 02:50 AM

The whole thing can be equated to watching a horror movie. You just wanted to shout, "BEHIND YOU, YOU IDIOT!".

**diddyriddick** · September 5th, 2011, 03:29 AM

Interesting film. Thank you for sharing it.

**Son of Cathal** · September 5th, 2011, 03:47 AM

Bungled Pommy defense that cost Australian lives. Typical.

**Linschoten** · September 5th, 2011, 03:50 AM

It least it provides an opportunity for an Aussie whinge.

My uncle was captured there and had quite an unpleasant time afterwards.

Thessalonian · September 5th, 2011, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Linschoten

It least it provides an opportunity for an Aussie whinge.

My uncle was captured there and had quite an unpleasant time afterwards.

I guess you don't want to share more details with us....

**Linschoten** · September 5th, 2011, 04:03 AM

He was kept half-starved in a prison-camp, was beaten by the guards etc., the usual thing, it was not something that he liked to talk about. He was quite a strange man when I knew him in later life, apparently his experiences during that time had a lasting effect on his character (not altogether in a bad way, he was kind and gentle, but tended to shrink away from contact with anyone whom he didn't know).

johnincornwall · September 5th, 2011, 04:05 AM

Thessalonian - "Japan defeated Britain"? Really? I think what you mean to say in English is that the Japanese took Singapore too easily. If you are going to write a manual about the most incompetent way to defend a position then General Percival, with a remarkable display of defeatism, topping off incredibly stupid planning both on his part and his superiors, would be the role model. So many fundamental errors in one - battleships to fight carriers, moving in thousands of troops immediately before surrender, lightning attack from behind, no guns facing that way and no defence of the water supply.

For the record it cost a lot of British, Australian, Indian, native and other lives.

But the only consolation is that even with the most brilliant strategist in command, Singapore would not have held out long against the Japanese at that time. Never in a million years. So Percival's failings just accelerated the inevitable.

Thessalonian · September 5th, 2011, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by johnincornwall

Thessalonian - "Japan defeated Britain"? Really? I think what you mean to say in English is that the Japanese took Singapore too easily. If you are going to write a manual about the most incompetent way to defend a position then General Percival, with a remarkable display of defeatism, topping off incredibly stupid planning both on his part and his superiors, would be the role model. So many fundamental errors in one - battleships to fight carriers, moving in thousands of troops immediately before surrender, lightning attack from behind, no guns facing that way and no defence of the water supply.

For the record it cost a lot of British, Australian, Indian, native and other lives.

But the only consolation is that even with the most brilliant strategist in command, Singapore would not have held out long against the Japanese at that time. Never in a million years. So Percival's failings just accelerated the inevitable.

Yes it was a great victory for Japan. I refer to the battle not the war!