Newly Arrived Indian Troops in Singapore
Singapore was Britain's largest military base in South East Asia. The Japanese had recently kicked the British out of Malaya, and taken 50,000 prisoners in the process. Then, on February 15th 1942, general Percival was forced to surrender Singapore, and a further 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops were made captive.
It was the largest British surrender in history.
Japanese Troops March In Singapore