1942

The Battle of Slim River, fought on 7 January 1942, was a pivotal engagement in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, where Japanese forces decisively defeated British defenses, leading to the rapid collapse of Allied positions in central Malaya and hastening the advance toward Singapore.

The fall of Kuala Lumpur on 11 January 1942 was a pivotal moment in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, marking the unopposed capture of the British colonial capital by Japanese forces and accelerating the conquest of Malaya.

The Battle of Gemas, fought from 14 to 16 January 1942, was a rare tactical victory for Allied forces during the Malayan Campaign of World War II.

The Battle of Muar, fought from 14 to 22 January 1942 in Johor, Malaya, was the last major engagement of the Malayan Campaign in World War II.

The Parit Sulong Massacre was a war crime committed by Japanese forces on 22 January 1942 during the Malayan Campaign of World War II, where approximately 150 wounded Allied prisoners, primarily Australian and Indian troops, were executed after surrendering at Parit Sulong in Johor, British Malaya.

The Battle off Endau, fought on 26–27 January 1942 off the coast of Endau in the Malaysian state of Johor, was a pivotal naval and air engagement during the early stages of the Japanese invasion of Malaya in World War II.

The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 was the largest capitulation in British military history, marking the end of the Malayan Campaign during World War II and leading to Japanese occupation of British Malaya until 1945.

The Battle of Pasir Panjang, fought from 13 to 15 February 1942, was a critical engagement during the Japanese invasion of Singapore.

The Sook Ching Massacre was a systematic campaign of mass killings carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army against ethnic Chinese civilians in Singapore and Malaya from 18 February to 4 March 1942, targeting perceived anti-Japanese elements to consolidate control during the occupation.