Parit Sulong Massacre

Parit Sulong Massacre
Part of the Battle of Muar in World War II
Wreckage of the 45th Indian Brigade still littered on both sides of the road at Parit Sulong on 26 September 1945. Some of the gear of some 133 Australian and Indian troops massacred by the Japanese can be seen on the left.
Parit Sulong Massacre is located in Malaysia
Parit Sulong Massacre
Parit Sulong Massacre (Malaysia)
LocationParit Sulong, British Malaya
Coordinates1°58′54″N 102°52′42″E / 1.98167°N 102.87833°E / 1.98167; 102.87833
DateJanuary 22, 1942 (1942-01-22)
Attack type
Mass murder, war crime
DeathsApproximately 150 soldiers of the Australian 8th Division and 45th Indian Infantry Brigade
Perpetrators

The Parit Sulong Massacre was a Japanese war crime committed by members of the Imperial Japanese Army on 22 January 1942 in the village of Parit Sulong, British Malaya. Soldiers of the Imperial Guards Division summarily executed approximately 150 wounded Australian and Indian prisoners of war who had surrendered.