No. Singapore was a far more valuable possession (especially as it was in the middle of a global war that wasn't going too well, and the military humiliation was far worse.
Note the culture of death. It was dishonorable for a Japanese soldier to be a prisoner. Likewise, the Nazis posited suicide as the only honorable course of action for defeated military leaders. Paulus disagreed.
The brits could have crushed the Japanese like ants at the rate of 3:1. Surrendering led to yet another Japanese war crime against POW's and civilians
percival was a good general but i will probably not be here if he had decided to do a iwo jima in singapore aka churchill orders.
one in 4 commonwealth soldiers did not survive in captivity,
when the jap surrendered,on hindsight i will probably expect the british to extract the same amount from them,they did not.only only a few hundred was shot.
The British at that time was totally being conquered by the Japanese. British forces was too much of a focus on sea attacks but not land. It was a very perfect plan that the Japanese has been attacked through air forces and bicycle soldiers.
Among the major allied powers Chinese army and defence industry was the weakest by FAR and yet when you Westerners were getting ur butts kicked in Malaya, Pearl, Phillipines etc in China we were the only ones to deliver the only Allied victory in the Asia Pacific in the 3rd Battle of Changsha. Enough said.
It really amuses me to see your comments. why the fuck does it all matter? You were all beaten. Britain lost Malaya and Singapore in seven weeks, the US lost the main combat power of it's Pacific Fleet together with it's colony Phillipines, Guam and Wake within one month, USSR lost 7000000 sq km of territory together with 7000000 men 22000 tanks and 20000 planes within 6 months, and your not talking about the only Allied victory at this time that happenned in China in the 3rd Battle of Changsha.
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fuck Britain, why do they call it "great Britain", without The Russians and Americans, the Evil Japanese regime and the Nazis would have taken over the world, so thanks to Russia and American. PS: Britain was weak.
The civilian population had no supplies, nor did the army. The British were trying to protect the civilians as well as fight, the Japanese were not hamstrung this way. The people who care about the lives of innocents always have the hardest job. The Japanese controlled the skies and the water. The soldiers who arrived there had no experience and were going up against very experienced Japanese soldiers.
Nobody said this was our finest moment of the war, get over it, what counts is this WE STOOD ALONE...WE SAVED THE WORLD FROM AN UNPRECEDENTED EVIL.......AND WE WON...WE GOT NOTHING OUT OF THIS WAR EXCEPT HONOUR, Happy Hogmanay, Love.
@locheelad2 an honor and pride,the brits deserves respect for their efforts,but being "alone" was what i find funny,when they had the canadians,australians,new zealanders,french,etc along with them,i guess when they said alone,it means them being alone in command,yet still the british army during that "alone" time consists of every free troops of their allies.......
@teslagod2003 I recently found that Canada gave more troops than all other commonwealth countries put together, the commonwealth countries were small. Canada the largest, had less than 20 million total, and the Quebecois would not fight, even though France was under the "Jackboot". LOL when I say alone I mean the Commonwealth was alone. Cheers.
Fuck off, go spit in the street in Singapore now, so you get thrown in jail, at best. These cowards fought Germany and gave them their first bloody nose by beating the Luftwaffe, they walloped the Italians out of the war, their fleet defeated the German's at sea, they were about to win N. Africa, etc. One cowardly surrender by an English General, and you call us "Commonwealth Cowards", once more Fuck Off.
@locheelad2 So what they gave the Germans a bloody nose. Do u know they told the locals to hold the japs so that they could regroup in Singapore. Finally when they regrouped in singapore what did they do? Surrender without even a fight. Think of the locals that sacrifice so they could fucking regrouped hold hands and surrender.
@locheelad2 More than cowardice, I think it was fuck up in organisation and ideas, some of it because of a colonial mind set, (we really did think the Japs to be quite second class), partly because the attack was so fast, (no time to correct the mistakes made).
But yes, cowardice wasn't the real reason... mind you, there are enough fuckers who have never been fired at to believe they would be os so much braver...! If you think you are so brave, sign up!
Looks like you learnt a lot about humanity from the world wars then. With attitudes like that you would probably have been quite at home shooting prisoners for being 'cowards'. Well done you. simplistic generalising offensive moron. lol...
@locheelad2 And why would the USA be involved in countries which Great Britain rapes for resources in exchange for security? You guys should be glad the yanks come in.
Of course we're glad they came in, America has an enormous amount of resources. That is exactly why they should have got stuck in in the first place you idiot. Do you see how you defeated your own argument? Probably not. Being the richest country in the world does not make you the 'best'. USA USA whatever.
@thomasrix You see, unlike the USA, Great Britain has a RESPONSIBILITY to protect it's colonies, the same colonies which she (GB) rapes for natural resources. How is the USA involved in Malaya or Singapore or Australia?
@Kamikazeesouled it was funny that US gave up that easily,when they could retreat their army which are at philippines and regroup with the brits,just show how the allies really works,no real team effort...
or US wanna make martyrs out of their thousands of armies and alot of people in their colonies in the pacific,tsk...
imagine you are captured and surrender to any army of colored 4 foot 9 people? lol
Rico8458 1 year ago
Singapore's fall, the worst disaster in British military history ? The American Revolutionary defeat of Britain is undoubtebly their worst defeat .
ITILII 1 year ago
@ITILII
No. Singapore was a far more valuable possession (especially as it was in the middle of a global war that wasn't going too well, and the military humiliation was far worse.
2210ethan 1 year ago
Note the culture of death. It was dishonorable for a Japanese soldier to be a prisoner. Likewise, the Nazis posited suicide as the only honorable course of action for defeated military leaders. Paulus disagreed.
P1B1U1H1 1 year ago
The brits could have crushed the Japanese like ants at the rate of 3:1. Surrendering led to yet another Japanese war crime against POW's and civilians
Lachausis 1 year ago
percival was a good general but i will probably not be here if he had decided to do a iwo jima in singapore aka churchill orders.
one in 4 commonwealth soldiers did not survive in captivity,
when the jap surrendered,on hindsight i will probably expect the british to extract the same amount from them,they did not.only only a few hundred was shot.
hlimkb 1 year ago
@hlimkb That is because we are civilised.
TheBelovedButterfly 1 year ago
whats the song at 2:58 called?
Angmarr 1 year ago
whats the song at 2:58 called?
Angmarr 1 year ago
whats the song at 2:58 called?
Angmarr 1 year ago
5*'s
the82spartans 1 year ago
Banzai!
T1000579 2 years ago
what's the name of the song at the end during the parade?
TwoBros666 2 years ago
FUCK YOU DOLPHIN!
gozin 2 years ago
The British at that time was totally being conquered by the Japanese. British forces was too much of a focus on sea attacks but not land. It was a very perfect plan that the Japanese has been attacked through air forces and bicycle soldiers.
William1988 2 years ago
Among the major allied powers Chinese army and defence industry was the weakest by FAR and yet when you Westerners were getting ur butts kicked in Malaya, Pearl, Phillipines etc in China we were the only ones to deliver the only Allied victory in the Asia Pacific in the 3rd Battle of Changsha. Enough said.
EmperorTiger 2 years ago
@EmperorTiger Pearl harbour was a surprise attack.
Lachausis 1 year ago
It really amuses me to see your comments. why the fuck does it all matter? You were all beaten. Britain lost Malaya and Singapore in seven weeks, the US lost the main combat power of it's Pacific Fleet together with it's colony Phillipines, Guam and Wake within one month, USSR lost 7000000 sq km of territory together with 7000000 men 22000 tanks and 20000 planes within 6 months, and your not talking about the only Allied victory at this time that happenned in China in the 3rd Battle of Changsha.
EmperorTiger 2 years ago
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fuck Britain, why do they call it "great Britain", without The Russians and Americans, the Evil Japanese regime and the Nazis would have taken over the world, so thanks to Russia and American. PS: Britain was weak.
unrar2020 2 years ago
Because Britain dominated the planet with it's empire you dumbass.This only happened because we were fighting the Nazis and Japs at the same time.
RepublicOfVietnam 2 years ago 2
@RepublicOfVietnam you forgot the italians,LOL...
teslagod2003 1 year ago
@unrar2020 in many centuries,britain was never conquered nor been invaded well...
now ask yourself why the heck are they called the great britain...
you prolly know very little in history,not to respect the power that britain had...
teslagod2003 1 year ago
The Russians saved the world from an unprecedented evil. But they paid a high price.
scorkungen 2 years ago
The civilian population had no supplies, nor did the army. The British were trying to protect the civilians as well as fight, the Japanese were not hamstrung this way. The people who care about the lives of innocents always have the hardest job. The Japanese controlled the skies and the water. The soldiers who arrived there had no experience and were going up against very experienced Japanese soldiers.
TheNightBadger 2 years ago
Nobody said this was our finest moment of the war, get over it, what counts is this WE STOOD ALONE...WE SAVED THE WORLD FROM AN UNPRECEDENTED EVIL.......AND WE WON...WE GOT NOTHING OUT OF THIS WAR EXCEPT HONOUR, Happy Hogmanay, Love.
locheelad2 2 years ago
@locheelad2 an honor and pride,the brits deserves respect for their efforts,but being "alone" was what i find funny,when they had the canadians,australians,new zealanders,french,etc along with them,i guess when they said alone,it means them being alone in command,yet still the british army during that "alone" time consists of every free troops of their allies.......
teslagod2003 1 year ago
@teslagod2003 I recently found that Canada gave more troops than all other commonwealth countries put together, the commonwealth countries were small. Canada the largest, had less than 20 million total, and the Quebecois would not fight, even though France was under the "Jackboot". LOL when I say alone I mean the Commonwealth was alone. Cheers.
locheelad2 1 year ago
@locheelad2 Yep, and you saved our arse right after Dunkirk!
socrateswept 1 year ago
In the far east in ww2 Japan reign supreme on sea n land initially,
japanese create good camera,consumers goods till today,
hlimkb 2 years ago
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LOL the ratio of commonwealth troops to japs were 3:1 and yet those bloody commonwealth cowards surrender.
ualuuanie 2 years ago
Fuck off, go spit in the street in Singapore now, so you get thrown in jail, at best. These cowards fought Germany and gave them their first bloody nose by beating the Luftwaffe, they walloped the Italians out of the war, their fleet defeated the German's at sea, they were about to win N. Africa, etc. One cowardly surrender by an English General, and you call us "Commonwealth Cowards", once more Fuck Off.
locheelad2 2 years ago 17
@locheelad2 So what they gave the Germans a bloody nose. Do u know they told the locals to hold the japs so that they could regroup in Singapore. Finally when they regrouped in singapore what did they do? Surrender without even a fight. Think of the locals that sacrifice so they could fucking regrouped hold hands and surrender.
ualuuanie 2 years ago
@locheelad2 More than cowardice, I think it was fuck up in organisation and ideas, some of it because of a colonial mind set, (we really did think the Japs to be quite second class), partly because the attack was so fast, (no time to correct the mistakes made).
But yes, cowardice wasn't the real reason... mind you, there are enough fuckers who have never been fired at to believe they would be os so much braver...! If you think you are so brave, sign up!
socrateswept 1 year ago
Looks like you learnt a lot about humanity from the world wars then. With attitudes like that you would probably have been quite at home shooting prisoners for being 'cowards'. Well done you. simplistic generalising offensive moron. lol...
thomasrix 2 years ago
I just won a game of checkers BANZAI!
sokarsfleet 2 years ago 2
lol the bristh reinforce troops just arrived singapore a few days just to surrender. EPIC flop in WW2
icool001 2 years ago
The EPIC FLOP was the U.S.A. staying out of a World War for 2 years and 3 months, and even then, it took the Japs to kick their sorry asses in.
locheelad2 2 years ago
@locheelad2 And why would the USA be involved in countries which Great Britain rapes for resources in exchange for security? You guys should be glad the yanks come in.
Kamikazeesouled 2 years ago
I guess we taught everything the usa knows then?
Of course we're glad they came in, America has an enormous amount of resources. That is exactly why they should have got stuck in in the first place you idiot. Do you see how you defeated your own argument? Probably not. Being the richest country in the world does not make you the 'best'. USA USA whatever.
thomasrix 2 years ago
@thomasrix You see, unlike the USA, Great Britain has a RESPONSIBILITY to protect it's colonies, the same colonies which she (GB) rapes for natural resources. How is the USA involved in Malaya or Singapore or Australia?
Kamikazeesouled 2 years ago
AH....was U.K. in the idiotic Vietnam war??
locheelad2 2 years ago
yes it was. I personally know a British Vietnam veteran.
EmperorTiger 2 years ago
@Kamikazeesouled it was funny that US gave up that easily,when they could retreat their army which are at philippines and regroup with the brits,just show how the allies really works,no real team effort...
or US wanna make martyrs out of their thousands of armies and alot of people in their colonies in the pacific,tsk...
teslagod2003 1 year ago
LOL at the cheering! BANZAI!!! He he great stuff.
erka8032 2 years ago 3
woot woot harsh series! thanks for the upload!
BlastingFatHerns 2 years ago
I think I saw Hiro from Heroes in that last clip. He must have teleported there from the future.
redplague 2 years ago
i love my new honda car. when it comes to war, everyone has blood on there hands, just different amounts and means of use.
scotter420wigb 3 years ago 3
Tenno heika banzai!
LastCommodore 3 years ago
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Brits were merely preserving troops. Squish the funny jap monkey isn't far off in the future. :D
fuhmeregan 3 years ago
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fuck you japanese
xymor182 3 years ago
thx for upload!
Quickfitfitter 3 years ago 16