11. The geography of Malaya is a factor in its defence. The coastal plains are about fifteen miles in width and filled with mangrove swamps. The mountain range which runs from north to south is covered with dense jungle and vast areas which are almost unknown. Roads are few and heavily guarded, so that an invading army would be at the Mercy of defenders securely hidden in the jungle. Quoted in The Japanese Occupation of Malaya 1941-1945 by Paul H Kratoska (textbook pg 99)
Naval base was built in the north of Singapore to house the fleet from Britian in case of war Guns position and cannons was setup facing the south Airbase and bunkers setup around the island Jungle of Malaya was a natural barrier to any enemy trying to penetrate singapore from the north
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Describe the picture Who is in the picture The japanese man 2 funny characters at the back What is he doing? Japanese man Where is this? When did the event take place? Is there any words in the picture?
You could not get any provisions from shops if you did not have this ration card. Each adult was given a ration of 4.8kg of rice per month and each child 2.4kg. This amount was subsequently reduced to 3.6kg per month for adults.
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