British artillery in Malaya

British artillery in Malaya

British troops move an artillery piece into position amongst banana trees in thick jungle during the Battle of Malaya. The British and Commonwealth forces were unable to halt the Japanese advance and were forced to retreat to Singapore, which in turn was surrendered in February 1942. Date: December 1941

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000636750
  • Registered date
  • 1941/12/31 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • ? Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015
  • Media size
  • 5000 × 3697 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 4.46(MB)*
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  • **The text may be generated by an automatic translation system**

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