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Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army

1941–1945 · 20th century · Also known as MPAJA

The Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army was a guerrilla force formed in December 1941 by the Malayan Communist Party to resist the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Mostly ethnic Chinese, it fought from jungle bases and was supplied and trained by the British Force 136. It disbanded in December 1945, but many veterans fought again in the Malayan Emergency from 1948.

Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
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Japanese occupation of Malaya

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/malayan-peoples-anti-japanese-army
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