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AWM Caption: JOHORE, MALAYA. 1942-01-31. JAPANESE TROOPS TAKE COVER BEHIND STEAM ENGINES AT THE RAILWAY STATION IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THEIR ADVANCE DOWN THE MALAYAN PENINSULA WHICH CULMINATED IN THE SURRENDER OF ALL BRITISH FORCES, AND THE OCCUPATION OF THE BRITISH NAVAL BASE ON SINGAPORE ISLAND
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