Parit Sulong is a small town in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia on the Simpang Kiri River, east of Muar. The historical

Parit Sulong Bridge Parit Sulong Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Parit Sulong) is a famous bridge in Parit Sulong, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia and the site of a battle during World War II. History Construction The construction of the bridge began in 1925 and ...

constructed during

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is a main feature in that town. Parit Sulong sits approximately from Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat, capital of Batu Pahat district.

History

The first large

massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

of 161 Australian troops by Japanese forces occurred at Parit Sulong on the west coast of

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on 22 January 1942. Wounded survivors from the Battle of Muar who could not travel on foot were left at Parit Sulong when the remnants of the greatly outnumbered force of Ausrtarians and Indians escaped from the Japanese who surrounded them. The Japanese soldiers are said to have kicked and hit the prisoners with rifle butts. They forced them into an overcrowded shed and denied them food, water and medical attention. At sunset, those able to walk were roped or wired together and were led away. The Japanese collected

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from the Allied vehicles which had been left stranded, shot and bayoneted their prisoners, threw petrol upon them and ignited it. The officer who ordered the massacre, Lt General Takuma Nishimura, was tried and convicted of war crimes and executed by hanging on 11 June 1951. Towns in Johor Batu Pahat District {{Johor-geo-stub