Attack on Singapur

The attack on Singapur was a preemptive strike by air and naval units of the Imperial Japanese Navy against the German Empire in Singapur, German East Asia. The attack began at 12:27, 27 February 1938, before a formal state of war had been declared between the two powers. After the attack, the German Empire declared war on the Empire of Japan, beginning the Großostasiatischerkrieg.