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Japanese Army Landing Plan in Malaya

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 Japanese Army Landing Plan in Malaya  1. Tactical Alterations to the Original Plan The Original Imperial General HQ Template: A cautious, multi-stage plan. Troops were supposed to land in Southern Thailand and Kota Bharu, spend about 20 days upgrading local airfields, and wait for the main army's arrival before jointly crossing the Malayan border around X Day+20. The 25th Army's Modified Plan: General Yamashita’s local command aggressively revised this framework. Instead of a phased buildup, the advance echelon (the main strength of the 5th Division) was ordered to launch an immediate, simultaneous assault. Upon hitting the beaches, they were ordered to bypass any delays and execute a rapid, continuous drive straight to the Perak River line to seize vital river crossing points and capture British airfields in a single, unbroken momentum. 2. Strategic and Logistical Reasoning Substandard Thai Infrastructure: Pre-war reconnaissance revealed that the airfields in Southern Thaila...
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On April 10, 1948 Albert Einstein called lsraelis terrorists and criminals.

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Einstein's letter from April 10, 1948 Mr. Shepard Rifkin, Exec.Director American Friends of the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel 149 Second Ave. New York 3,N.Y. Dear Sir: When a real and final catastrophe should befall us in Palestine the first responsible for it would be the British and the second responsible for it the Terrorist organizations build up from our own ranks. I am not willing to see anybody associated with those misled and criminal people. Sincerely yours, (Signed, ‘A. Einstein’) Albert Einstein
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Keberanian Askar Melayu Diraja

Demi Maruah dan Taat Setia kepada Uniform  Pada 28 Februari 1942 (82 tahun dahulu ), seramai lapan orang pegawai Askar Melayu ditembak mati oleh tentera Jepun berhampiran Bedok Singapura bersama tahanan Perang lain. Selepas kejatuhan Singapura, Askar Melayu yang ditawan Dan ditahan di Farrer Park termasuk pegawai-pagawai Askar Melayu ini diarahkan supaya melucutkan pakaian seragam dan menyertai pasukan Jepun atau pulang ke kampung.  Meskipun dipujuk oleh tentera Jepun selama 10 hari termasuk dipujuk oleh Mustapha Hussain , lapan orang pegawai Askar Melayu ini bukan sahaja enggan menanggalkan pakaian seragam tentera tetapi juga pangkat dan lencana yang dipakai.  Selepas itu Kapten Aman Shah diberikan permit kebenaran untuk pulang ke Perak namun beliau menolak dan mengatakan bahawa beliau dan kesemua yang ditawan harus dilepaskan. Namun permohonan beliau ditolak Jepun. Kapten Aman Shah berkata "saya   buat keputusan untuk kekal bersama anda semua. Insyallah dengan...
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