<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Sarimbun Beach </Li> <Li> Kranji </Li> <Li> Bukit Timah </Li> <Li> Pasir Panjang </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Sarimbun Beach </Li> <Li> Kranji </Li> <Li> Bukit Timah </Li> <Li> Pasir Panjang </Li> </Ul> <P> The Battle of Singapore, also known as the Fall of Singapore, was fought in the South - East Asian theatre of World War II when the Empire of Japan invaded the British stronghold of Singapore--nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East". Singapore was the major British military base in South - East Asia and was the keystone of British imperial interwar defence planning for South - East Asia as well as the South - West Pacific . The fighting in Singapore lasted from 8 to 15 February 1942 although this was preceded by two months of British resistance as Japanese forces advanced down the Malaya peninsula . </P> <P> It resulted in the Japanese capture of Singapore and the largest surrender of British - led military personnel in history . About 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops became prisoners of war, joining 50,000 taken by the Japanese in the earlier Malayan Campaign . The British prime minister, Winston Churchill, called it the "worst disaster" in British military history . </P>

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