Location
Lat 1° 17' 35N Long 103° 51' 21E Island located to the south of the Malaya Peninsula.

Wartime History
On February 8, 1942 Japanese Army 5th and 18th Divisions landed on the landward side. The large naval guns protecting the harbor and pointing in the wrong direction were unable to fire. The British surrendered on February 15th. The Japanese occupied the area until the end of the war.

Seletar Naval Base
Located at Singapore Harbor.

Seletar Airfield
Prewar airfield on the northern coast of Singapore.

Sembawang Airfield
Prewar airfield occupied by the Japanese

Kallang Airfield
Pre-war airfield with a single runway, located on the southern coast of Singapore

Sungei Buloh Airfield
Pre-war airfield with a single runway, located on the southern coast of Singapore

Tengah Airfield
Pre-war airfield with a single runway, located on the southern coast of Singapore

Singapore Memorial (Kranji War Cemetery)
Commonwealth War Cemetery, with 24,313 identified buried there, located at Kranji on a hill. Located 22 kilometers north of the city of Singapore, on the north side of Singapore Island overlooking the Straits of Johore.

Keppel Harbor
Located at the middle of Singapore Island's southern coast.

Sentosa Island
Located on the western end of Sentosa island is Singapore's only preserved fort. Built in 1880s by the British to protect the western approaches of Singapore's harbour, it comes alive with its historic exhibits tracing from its early developments to the Battle for Singapore in 1942.

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Last Updated
November 2, 2011