When did Japan seize Singapore and Indonesia?
In February 1942, Japan launched a surprise military attack on the British-controlled island of Singapore. The Japanese captured the island after a little more than two weeks of fighting, and Singapore fell into Japanese hands.
The Japanese also launched a military offensive against the Dutch-controlled territory of Indonesia in March 1942. The Japanese captured the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in early March, and by the end of the month the Japanese had essentially …