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Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL (26 December 1887 – 31 January 1966) was a senior British Army officer.
Arthur Ernest Percival OB, OSD, Mb, OEB, MC, OV, St.J, DL, (Aspenden, 26 de dezembro de 1887 – Londres, 31 de janeiro de 1966) foi um general britânico, comandante das forças armadas da Comunidade Britânica na Malásia, Sudeste Asiático, quando da rendição de Singapura ao exército invasor japonês em fevereiro de 1942 ...
The British Lieutenant-General, Arthur Percival, commanded 85,000 Allied troops at Singapore, although many units were under-strength and most units lacked experience. The British outnumbered the Japanese but much of the water for the island was drawn from reservoirs on the mainland.
The article examines the career and role of General Arthur Percival, who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese in 1942. It argues that he was not entirely to blame for the defeat and that he was a victim of poor planning and interservice rivalry.
Learn about the life and career of Lieutenant General Arthur Percival, who led the British forces in Malaya and Singapore during World War II. Discover how he failed to defend his command against the Japanese invasion and why his surrender was a low point for the British Empire.
20 de abr. de 2015 · Percival served in the British Expeditionary Force between 1939 and 1940 and after Dunkirk was given the task of commanding 44 th (Home Counties) Infantry Division. He was put in charge of defending 60 miles of England’s coastline.
Arthur Ernest Percival was the British commander who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese in 1942 during World War II. Learn about his early life, military career, achievements, criticism and retirement from this article by Wee, Michele.
