Penang History - Japanese Occupation
Penang was bombed during the early air attacks on Dec 8, 1941 by the Japan airforce and later bombed by the Allied Force. So there are some missing gaps between some of the colonial buildings in Weld Quay and Light Street is because these buildings were destroyed during the war.At the present E&O Hotel at Light Street, the British plantation managers with their families had gathered and full evacuation of Penang by ships had completed on Dec 17, 1941.Life was hard during the Japanese occupation. Many local Chinese lost their lives because they support the war in China against the Japanese army there. There is a memorial for those local Chinese killed in Air Itam near the small roundabout on the way to Penang Hill.There are also some items on display of the Japanese occupation in the Penang State Museum.Many fortunes were lost when the Japanese money become worthless overnight at the end...
