The First Battle In The Pacific - The Invasion of Malaya 1941 Animated

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Malaysian here....close to my home,there a WW2 bunker closely beside Permatang Badak Mosque...the bunker is facing the main road to Kuantan...another one is situated beside Kuantan River bridge in Tanah Putih Baharu,also facing toward Kuantan town where the beach is not far from there....thanks for covering the Malaya and Singapore Campaign because it sometime overlooked by bigger event such as the Corregidor, Pearl Harbour and the Chinese-Burma-India road....

I can't even imagine the frustration of the III Corps commander seeing the clock ticking, but not being allowed to move forward or back. "Come ON! Can we do SOMETHING?! ANYTHING!?"

The embodiment of the “You saved us” “I would say ‘saved,’ more like ‘under new management’” meme

Just woke up at read that as "japanese d-day: invasion of malta" i need more sleep

Thanks for covering a part of my nation (Singapore) and region's history. Its so rare to see someone cover a topic on the Southeast Asian theatre, even when Churchill had said that the fall of Singapore was the worst British military disaster ever

I was born and raised in Kota Bharu. You can still see remnants of the pillboxes along the beaches that was used during the invasion. One of the pillboxes sits directly on Kota Bharu airport (KBR/WMKC) between the runway and the parallel taxiway.

Japanese deployed 70,000 men, some were on two-wheeled bikes. There were 140,000 british soldiers, some were given armoured vehicles. Also the British in Malaya were warned of the fall of Hong Kong and Burma, reinforcements were sent to Singapore. And still they ended up being ill-prepared and out of resources. Anyway british commanders are brave while ordering foreign soldiers 😂

The use of bicycles was a game changer in this conflict much could be written on the use of this weapon !

British Army: Wearing Shorts while crossing the river Leeches: Yummy*

I really hope you cover the Battle of Slim River, my grandfather was a member of Australian 8th Division and a surviving POW. Understandably he never talked about it and we didn't ask too many questions After he passed away I was given some of his possessions on of which was a map of anti tank and infantry divisions of Slim River, as well as members of his unit and their status, ie KIA, POW, Repatriated. He was in a transport unit he was tail end Charlie and from my research I may believe that his unit may have had to do more than driving and defend. It is with alot of sadness and contemplation I watched this but so grateful that you made a video So at the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. Lest We Forget

As a Malaysian, thank you for covering this!!!

Two lessons here, don't trust the slogan "Asian for Asian" and your neighbor.

My great grand uncle was a lieutenant in 2/20th Bn AIF. He led ‘A Coy’ during the siege of Singapore until he was wounded and later died at the regimental aid post. I hope to visit his grave at Kranji some day.

Well done. Greetings from Melaka, Peninsula Malaysia. My dada, who passed away at 90 two years ago, used to tell me bedtime stories of his experience living under Japanese Occupation when a young lad. One of his elder brother served with the Malacca Voluntary Crops and joined the Brits in their retreat to Singapore. He survived the surrender and somehow found his way back home. Good work...very interesting and informative. Keep it up. God bless.

I read about the fighting in Alan Warren’s book on Singapore. Berthold Key was a very good field officer. His troops fought hard. The odds were stacked against them.

There is so much about these videos, each small detail makes them seem fresh and it genuinely relaxes me to watch

KOTA BHARU,KELANTAN is my state..first battle in the Pacific on ww2 at the KOTA BHARU..if you come to KOTA BHARU (PANTAI SABAK) here you can see the first Japanese landing in Malaya(MALAYSIA)

As a Malaysian, I like how you tell the history.

While studying in the Teachers Training College Kota Bharu from 2010-2013, I always had lunch at the Sabak Beach where the Japanese landed. I could only imagine the battle scenes as the beach is very different than how it was around 70 years ago due to corrosion. The RAAF base is now a modern commercial airport and flying school, with the Malaysian Royal Army and Air force base camp just nearby. Old WW2 bunkers dotted the city of Kota Bharu as well as other cities around modern-day Malaya.