New Zealand starts the day by declaring war on Bulgaria, which impacts neither country. While the mystery of what enmity the two had for each other may seem unclear, Bulgaria was a Nazi ally, and New Zealand was a British ally. In Malaya, Japanese troops march into Alor Star, and take a number of Indian troops prisoner. Among the PoWs is Major Mohan Singh, who agrees tos et up a speical unit for Indians, Burmese and Thais to fight against the British. The 11th Indian Division retreats in disarray and pouring rain from the Japanese, its men throwing away their rifles.
British troops blow a major railway bridge just as an armored train comes roaring down.
Incredibly, the British train jumps the gap in the rails and keeps going. More explosives are needed. Just as the engineers place them, the Japanese arrive. The bridge explodes just in time, but the Japanese cross the river anyway. The tired, exhausted Indians continue to retreat.