27 Dec 1941
Malaya
Malaya
- Japanese bombers attacked Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. Meanwhile, Japanese troops advanced toward Kampar in western Malaya and Kuantan on the east coast. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]
8 Jan 1942
Malaya
Malaya
- Japanese troops penetrated the outer lines of defense at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, which was about 15 miles north of the capital city. Australian 8th Division began to move forward to replace the nearly-destroyed Indian 11th Division near Kuala Lumpur. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]
11 Jan 1942
Malaya

Malaya
- Japanese troops entered Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States, unopposed, capturing large amounts of supplies and ammunition left behind by the evacuating British and colonial troops. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]

10 Mar 1945
Malaya
Malaya
- 24 American B-29 bombers attacked Japanese marshalling yards and air field at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. ww2dbase [Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]
- US bombers attacked rail marshaling yards in Kuala Lumpur and the airfield in Alor Star, Kedah, Malaya. The Royal Selangor Museum near Kuala Lumpur was accidentally bombed, destroying the museum's left wing; in response, the museum's surviving collection was relocated to the Perak Museum in Taiping, Perak, Malaya. ww2dbase [Invasion of Malaya and Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]
16 Aug 1945
Malaya
Malaya
- Malayan nationalist Ibrahim Yaacob convened an emergency meeting in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya. ww2dbase [Kuala Lumpur | CPC]
13 Sep 1945
Malaya
Malaya
- Japanese forces formally surrendered in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]
22 Feb 1946
Malaya

Malaya
- General Seishiro Itagaki formally surrendered the Japanese Seventh Area Army to Lieutenant General F. W. Messervy at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaya. ww2dbase [Seishiro Itagaki | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | CPC]

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