Some Thoughts on That Battle Off Malaya

Some Thoughts on That Battle Off Malaya

30 Jan 25
Posted by: Arthur Nicholson
19 minutes, 12 seconds read
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The author continues his long-standing investigation [105/2, p. 168] into the Malay oki kaisen, with fresh insights as to those responsible. A 20 minute read.

Though it has now been over 83 years since the loss of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse in ‘the Battle off Malaya’, in Japanese the Malay oki kaisen, it is worthwhile to take a fresh look at the battle. After a brief review of the story (Part I),[1] I offer some thoughts on the perennial question of who was to blame (Part II) and how a single Japanese search plane pilot affected the outcome of the battle (Part III). Part I: The Battle in Brief As good a place as any to start a review of the story is October 20, 1941, the date the Defence Committee of the War Cabinet considered whether to send a…

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