[Homer_J_Simpson]

Malay Fight Heavy – 2-3
The War Summarized – 3
Nazi Sees Victory (Brigham) – 4
Singapore Crisis at Hand (Baldwin) – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 7-8

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jan42/f31jan42.htm

Allied forces evacuated from Malaya
Saturday, January 31, 1942 www.onwar.com

Allies set fire to oil storage facilities before retreatingIn Malaya... The remainder of the British and Australian troops are removed from the Malayan mainland to Singapore.

In Burma... There is heavy fighting at Moulmein in which the Japanese force the British to retreat northward. The Japanese capture the town.

[BroJoeK]

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