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Japanese invasion of Malaya (1941)

On the Road to WW2 map as “The Kota Bharu landings”

8 Dec 1941 — Japanese troops land at Kota Bharu in British Malaya an hour before the attack on Pearl Harbor, across the date line. Their southern advance for oil, rubber and tin has begun.

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Battle site
Chapter
Pearl Harbor and US entry into WW2 (chapter 12 of Road to WW2)
Atlas
The Road to War, 1931–1941
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Map showing Japanese invasion of Malaya (1941), battle site in The Road to War, 1931–1941
BATTLE SITE · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

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