Malaysia (Malaya) |
AllegianceRole in WW2Main articles: Battle of Malaya and Japanese occupation of Malaya
Malaya was under British rule before the war began. It was occupied by Japan in 1942 through 1945. The Malayan Communist Party became the backbone of the Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army.[citation needed] See British Borneo and Malaya, which merged after the war to form Malaysia. |