Japanese massacre wounded men

22nd January 1942: The valiant Australian defensive action in Malaya ends with a Japanese atrocity as defenceless men are murdered at Parit Sulong

Jan 22

Knocked-out Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tanks at a roadblock across the Muar - Parit Sulong road, near Bakri in Malaya, 18 January 1942.

During the prolonged Battle of Muar the Australians had twice successfully ambushed the invading Japanese. Now they were falling back, outnumbered by as many as ten to one. On the 21st January they reached the river at Pari…

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