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The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore , thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years.
The war museum, Reflections at Bukit Chandu, at 31K Bukit Chandu.The mural on the museum's wall is an artist's impression of the Battle of Bukit Chandu. Formerly used to house senior British Army officers, the last remaining black and white colonial bungalow at 31K Bukit Chandu has been restored and converted into a World War II war museum called Reflections at Bukit Chandu, commemorating the ...
It consists of 12 such batteries which made up "Fortress Singapore" at the start of World War II, and saw action during the Battle of Singapore. The fort is now a military museum open to the public. [1] The Surrender Chambers in Fort Siloso reopened in June 2017 with a refreshed exhibition and free admission.
A day after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, the 25th Army crossed the Singapore Strait and landed on Batam Island without resistance. The Dutch KNIL garrisons stationed on Batam had already abandoned the island on 14 February 1942, after hearing reports of the impending total collapse of Singapore across the strait.
Reflections at Bukit Chandu is a World War II interpretive centre developed and managed by the National Archives of Singapore, located on Bukit Chandu (Malay for "Opium Hill") off Pasir Panjang Road in Singapore. The centre was officially opened by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan on 15 February 2002. This date also marks the 60th ...
Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941. The Corps was involved in the defence of Singapore during the Second World War. As international tensions heightened during the 1930s, an increasing number of men of the various immigrant nationalities and local born ethnicities in the Settlements — predominantly European, Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian — joined the SSVF.
Pages in category "Military and war museums in Singapore" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
World War II sites in Singapore (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Military history of Singapore during World War II" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.