The Battle of Pasir Panjang was a key engagement in Japan's final assault on Singapore, marking the culmination of the Malayan campaign in February 1942.
Key Facts
- Battle dates
- 13–15 February 1942
- Japanese troops at Pasir Panjang
- 13,000 soldiers
- Total Japanese invasion force
- 36,000 soldiers
- Key asset captured en route
- Tengah Airfield
- Landing site
- Sarimbun, northwestern Singapore
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following an amphibious landing at Sarimbun Beach in northwestern Singapore, approximately 13,000 elite Imperial Japanese Army troops began advancing southward. Having already seized Tengah Airfield, these forces formed a substantial portion of the 36,000-strong Japanese contingent deployed in the broader invasion of Singapore during World War II.
Between 13 and 15 February 1942, Japanese forces advanced on Pasir Panjang Ridge in the final stage of the invasion of Singapore. The battle at Pasir Panjang represented one of the last significant points of Allied resistance before the fall of Singapore, as elite Japanese units pressed through the southwestern part of the island.
The Battle of Pasir Panjang concluded on 15 February 1942, the same day British commander Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival surrendered Singapore to Japan. The fall of Singapore was one of the largest surrenders of British-led forces in history and secured Japanese dominance over Southeast Asia for much of the remaining war.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent