How did Japan invade Singapore?

Answer 1

The power of Singapore's defence lies in this forts, which then faces the sea. To the British, the biggest threat that Singapore faces was an attack from the sea. To them, it was impossible for the enemy to fight their way through Malaya, which they taught was hard to take over due to the whole stretch of high altitude in the middle and the dense forests. Moreover, the British had more than 100,000 soldiers in Malaya.

However, the Japanese invaded south-East Asia were well trained in "forest warfare". They had mini-tanks which could move in the dense forests. In addition, they had air support and better guns. The Japanese used the aircrafts to destroy all of the British's naval defence. In addition, their artillery helped eliminate the enemies on land. They took over the major roads of Malaya and fought all the way down to Johor Bahru.

The British were given an order to retreat if necessary, but the units took it as an order to retreat, which granted the Japanese an easy victory in Malaysia. Moreover, the British troops had no motivation to fight, because their primary concern was of the invading Germans.

The Japanese faked an attack on Pulau Ubin, which forced General Percival to move a bulk of his troops to defend the north-eastern part of Singapore. By doing so, they left the north-western part of Singapore unguarded and the Japanese rode bikes across the crossway into Singapore. In addition, the Japanese also faked an attack from the sea, which also made some of the British troops move to the southern part of the island, in fear that the Japanese would launch a naval attack.

With the British in bits and pieces everywhere, the Japanese, even though outnumbered, swiftly took out the British in small groups. This has securely their victory.

Answer 2

Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942.

The Battle of Singapore was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II when the Empire of Japan invaded the Allied stronghold of Singapore. Singapore was the major British military base in South East Asia and nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East". The fighting in Singapore lasted from 8 December 1941 to 15 February 1942.

It resulted in the fall of Singapore to the Japanese, and the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.[2] About 80,000 British, Australian and Indian troops became prisoners of war, joining 50,000 taken by the Japanese in the Malayan campaign. Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the ignominious fall of Singapore to the Japanese the "worst disaster" and "largest capitulation" in British history

Answer 3

The Japanese had to maintain their acess to fuel supply so as o continue their fleet activities in the Pacific. To protect their fuel tankers returning to Japan, all opposition, especially from the British base in Singapore, had to be eliminated. Another reason was that Singapore was rich in traders. Attacking Singapore would help Japan earn more money. It would also show that Japan was powerful, as it had conquered more than one country. Japan wanted to be like Germany, sharing its vision of conquering more countries and expanding its influence. While Germany had wanted to be the master of Europe, Japan wanted to be the master of Asia and the Pacific. All in all, Japan wanted to become a powerful empire. Thus, Japan joined the Axis Powers in 1940, September.

Answer 4

The Japenese invaded the Philippines and the American general Gearge Mac Arthur had to flee.

Answer 5

The British had left Singapore to fight for their own country, leaving weaker weapons and new recruits to fight with Japan. Thus, Japan conquered Singapore in 7 days time.