Halkaas oo ay ku dagaalameen ciidamada Allied-ka iyo mutadawiciinta dadka Singapore ee ka soo horjeeda horumarka Japan, sida Dagaalkii Pasir Panjang, oo dhacay muddadan. Si kastaba ha noqotee, iyada oo difaacyada badankood ay burbureen iyo sahayda la dhammaystiray, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival ayaa ku wareejiyay ciidamada Allied-ka ee Singapore Jeneraal Tomoyuki Yamashita oo ka tirsan Ciidanka Boqortooyada Japan ee Sanadka Cusub ee Shiinaha, 15 Febraayo 1942. 130,000 oo Hindi ah, iyo ciidamada Ingiriiska ee Australiyaanka waxay noqdeen maxaabiis dagaal, kuwaas oo badankood markii dambe loo rari lahaa Burma, Japan, Korea, ama loo isticmaali lahaa sidii shaqaale addoon ah oo loo rari lahaa iyada oo loo marayo maraakiibta qarxa.
Malaya iyo Singapore