jejalan2je: Sharing pictures of WW2 in Malaysia and Singapore.

For this entry, I would like to share pictures which some of them are found to be rare seen on any documentaries whether the written or movie documentaries. I got all this pictures from one person on Facebook. You can click here to add him zafrani.arifin if you have facebook account.

One more thing these pictures are only about the World War Two in Malaysia and Singapore.

Propaganda by Japan prior to WW2. For the great east asia.

Japs troops entering Kuala Lumpur.

Another propaganda during early WW2.

Japs troops move into Kuala Lumpur by bicycle which known as Bicycle Blietzkrig.

Japs troops fighting near Petaling Street.

A British Hawker Hurricane fighter crashed down due to dogfight against Japs Air Force fighter plane. The location probably in Singapore because this plane arrived pretty late in January 1942.

British Brewster Buffalo fighters were machine gunned and bombed by the Japanese Air Force fighters during the Malayan campaign December 1941-February 1942. Probably in Singapore or Malaysia.

British troops assembled in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad building in 1941 before the WW2 started.

British soldiers under British Command. Probably in Singapore. Looking at their faces,probably Malay troops from Malay Regiment.

PBY Catalina used as recce plane to spot enemy movement and report back to HQ. Actually the first casualty in WW2 took place in off-Kota Bharu on 8 December 1941 when this plane was spotted by the Japs fighters and shot down. Not in Pearl Harbor,Hawaii USA. The plane was a Catalina Mk II, RAF serial W8417, and coded FV-W in No. 205 Flying Boat Squadron, Royal Air Force.

Aftermath during the Battle of Muar on January 1942. Several Japs light tanks (type 95) were gunned down by the Australian anti tank gun units. This picture was taken in Bakri,Muar Johor.

Japanese light tanks were destroyed by the Australian anti tank gun units near Bakri,Muar Johor early January 1942.

one of Japanese Light tanks operating somewhere in Malaysia 1942.

British troops on Bren-gun carrier vehicle. Somewhere in Malaysia before or during the battle of Malaya.

A British soldier with Thompson SMG. He looks like Malay but I bet he is Gurkha.

Australian soldiers marched in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad building before the war started.

Brewster Buffalo fighters on the ground. Somewhere in Malaysia or Singapore.

Brewster Buffalo fighters fly in formation over the Malaysian sky prior to WW2.

The row of Bristol Blenheim twin engines.

Many 25 pounder guns are ready to fight.

A RAF pilot is gearing up.

An Australian soldier standing near the river of Sedili,Johor probably doing sentry duty.

Japanese soldier preparing to attack Kota Bharu and Singgora.

Japanese crewmen are preparing the Ki-44 fighter for the attack mission in Malaysia from the french-Indochina airfield.

The HMS Prince Of Wales (Royal Navy) departed from the Singapore Naval Base to stop the advancing Japanese fleet.

The moment where the Japanese Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' bomber airplane crewmen and pilot spotted the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse off-Kuantan water in Malaysia.

The HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales spotted from above (bottom of this picture). It looked like doing some maneuvering zig-zag to prevent hit by Japanese fighters and torpedo bombers attack. However in the end, the ship sank after hit by few direct bombs and torpedoes along with the HMS Prince of Wales. The location is off-Kuantan water in Malaysia early 1942.

The Japanese Navy fighters A6M Zekke 'Zero' at the Pengkalan Chepa,Kota Bharu airfield in Kelantan December 1941.

The wounded British soldiers were picked by their counterparts. This picture was said to be taken in Singapore at Tanjung Pagar in February 1942 before the Singapore fall.

Japanese soldiers in front of the Tanjung Pagar railway station in Singapore 1942.

Japanese troops are advancing toward Bukit Timah (Tin Hill) in Singapore February 1942.

Japanese soldiers on trucks somewhere in Malaysia during the Malaya campaign.

A group of British soldiers running for cover from the Japanese air raid. Probably in Singapore or Penang.

Japanese soldiers captured many British equipment and tools including these Bren-gun carriers. they used them to transport their troops into the battle zones or even for road patrol.

Japanese propaganda leaflet in Bahasa Melayu.

Japanese light tank crewmen take some rest and do hair cut somewhere at the palm oil estate in Johor.

The Japanese artillery crewmen are working very hard to move their artillery gun towards the suitable position to fire on the enemy's position. This picture was taken somewhere in the rubber estate in Malaysia 1941-1942.

The Japanese troops are advancing on pontoon bridge which made of only few woods and the Japanese soldiers themselves (probably engineer regiment). This picture probably taken somewhere in Malaysia during the battle 1941-1942. By doing this, Japanese troops able to move their soldiers very quick and in some cases able to flank out and block the British troops.

A Royal Engineer army (British soldier or Indian British soldier) is placing some explosives to blow up the bridge as an effort to slow down the quick advancing Japanese troops. This picture was said to be taken at the Seremban bridge in Negeri Sembilan probably early January 1942.

The group of Japanese light tanks were ambushed near Bakri, Muar Johor.

The picture was taken at the Pengkalan Chepa airfield in Kota Bharu. The gun was actually the British anti aircraft gun captured by the Japanese troops during the battle of Kota Bharu on 8-9 December 1941. Back there were the Japanese fighter planes.

Japanese troops took a very huge risk by moving their transport and troops at narrow roads near hillsides during the Malaya campaign December 1941- February 1942.

The Japanese soldiers were trying to take out the British soldiers inside the MG pillbox. This picture was taken during the battle of Jitra in Kedah in middle December 1941.

The japanese soldiers were advancing near the railway station in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan. Probably in early January 1942.

Another picture of the japanese soldiers capturing the railway station in Gemas.

Japanese soldiers on victory parade in the Singapore town on February 1942.

Fierce fight took place near the Singapore city during the Singapore campaign on February 1942. The picture showed the Japanese infantry men and the Japanese light tank.