Japanese Occupation Of Malaysia

This battle marked the official start of the pacific war and the start of the japanese occupation of malaya.

Japanese occupation of malaysia. The japanese invasion of malaya began just after midnight on 8 december 1941 local time before the attack on pearl harbor it was the first major battle of the pacific war and was fought between ground forces of the british indian army and the empire of japan. Kota bharu airport was occupied in the morning. Strategic objectives of the invasion when the occupation began the japanese retained much of britain s colonial administrative apparatus but placed it under a military government that had the avowed aim of bringing malaya into an integrated greater east. Sungai patani butterworth and alor star airports were captured on 9 december 1941.

Tan 1999 khoo 1966. Throughout much of world war ii malaya north borneo later known as sabah labuan and sarawak were under japanese occupation. The 25 cents is thought to have escaped the occupation altogether as it had apparently run out before the arrival of the japanese due to heavy usage in british military airmail carpenter 1990. The japanese occupation did cause major economic disruptions but with regard to long term economic change the story is more complicated.