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title: British Surrender of Singapore, 1942
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22189/british-surrender-of-singapore-1942/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-09-22
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# British Surrender of Singapore, 1942
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22189.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph showing the British surrender of Singapore to Japanese forces in February 1942 during WWII's Pacific [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/). A major naval base, the loss was a significant blow to Allied amibitions in the Pacific region.
Imperial War Museums
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, September 22). British Surrender of Singapore, 1942. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "British Surrender of Singapore, 1942." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 22, 2026. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "British Surrender of Singapore, 1942." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Sep 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205195090) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 September 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.