Battle of Muar
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The Battle of Muar was the last major battle of the Malayan Campaign during the Second World War. It took place from 14–22 January 1942 around Gemensah Bridge and on the Muar River. After the British defeat at Slim River, General Archibald Wavell, commander of ABDA, decided that Lieutenant General Lewis Heath's III Indian Corps should withdraw 240 kilometres (150 mi) south into the State of Johore to rest and regroup, while the 8th Australian Division would attempt to stop the Japanese advance.
1942-01-14T00:00:00Z
1942-01-22T00:00:00Z
1942 Battle of Muar
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Three japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks destroyed
Japanese troops near Gemas, Malaya
Japanese tank burning
Ben Hackney
25 pounder Bakri
Frederick Galleghan
Japanese tank Gemas
Australian 2-pdr anti-tank gun in action at Bakri on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road
Australian 2 pounder AT gun crew Malaya 18 January 1942 AWM 011309
Muar Ferry Crossing Malaya 1945 AWM 076897| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1400 | Malacca Sultanate | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1511 | Portuguese Malacca | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1520 | Battle of Pago | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of Muar | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1879 | Jementah Civil War | civil war | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Muar | fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Three japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks destroyed | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese troops near Gemas, Malaya | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese tank burning | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ben Hackney | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 25 pounder Bakri | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Frederick Galleghan | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Japanese tank Gemas | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Australian 2-pdr anti-tank gun in action at Bakri on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Australian 2 pounder AT gun crew Malaya 18 January 1942 AWM 011309 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Muar Ferry Crossing Malaya 1945 AWM 076897 | Commons | ||
