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Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL (26 December 1887 – 31 January 1966) was a British Army officer.
Arthur Ernest Percival (Lieutenant-General) (b. 26 December 1887, Aspenden, Hertfordshire, England 1 –d. 31 January 1966, London, England) was the British commander who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942 during World War II.
Blamed for the British defeat at Singapore, British General Arthur Percival endured harsh (and perhaps unfair) criticism.
On the 15th of February 1942, Lt General Arthur Percival signed the largest surrender in British history at Singapore. The city was supposed to be a fortress, but his force of 85,000 men had been defeated by just 35,000 Japanese troops.
Apr 20, 2015 · Arthur Percival died on January 31st 1966. Lieutenant-General Percival was General Officer Commanding Malaya in World War Two when the Japanese invaded Malaya in December 1941. It was Percival who had to.
General Arthur Percival, far right, marching to the negotiating table with the surrender of Singapore imminent. Percival is accompanied by soldiers carrying the white flag of truce and the British Union Jack.
Dec 28, 2004 · Arthur Ernest Percival (Lieutenant-General) (b. 26 December 1887, Aspenden, Hertfordshire, England–d. 31 January 1966, London, England) was the British commander who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942 during World War II.
