Pendaratan Askar Jepun (The Japanese Landing)

Pendaratan Askar Jepun di Pantai Kuala Pak Amat 7/8 Disember 1941

Pada 7 Disember 1941 jam 11.45 malam, askar-askar pertahanan pantai British melaporkan beberapa buah kapal perang Jepun sedang berlabuh di tepi pantai Kuala Pak Amat. Jepun berjaya menurunkan askar-askarnya ke dalam kapal-kapal pendarat. Pada waktu itu juga, kapal-kapal perang Jepun mula menembak kawasan pantai itu sebagai tanda permulaan pendaratan.

Pada jam 12.25 tengah malam 7/8 Disember 1941, askar-askar Jepun telah mendarat di Pantai Kuala Pak Amat yang terletak di antara Pantai Badang dan Pantai Sabak. Pada jam 1.00 pagi , tentera Jepun telah berjaya menawan kubu-kubu Pihak British yang dikendalikan oleh askar-askar India dari pasukan 3/17th Dogras.

Gerakan mendarat Pasukan Takumi di Pantai Dasar, Sabak, Kota Bharu pada
tengah malam 8 Disember 1941

Pada jam 3.30 pagi, tentera Jepun diserang oleh pesawat-pesawat terbang British/Australia jenis Hudson dari pasukan No. 1 Skuadron Tentera Udara DiRaja Australia (RAAF) dan pesawat jenis Vickers Videbeete. Lebih kurang jam 4.00 pagi, askar-askar Jepun telah berjaya mendarat di Pantai Kuala Pak Amat.

Pesawat-pesawat terbang jenis Hudson dari Tentera Diraja Australia kelihatan
sedang menyerang kapal-kapal pengangkut tentera Jepun yang hendak mendarat
di Pantai Kuala Pak Amat, Kota Bharu pada pagi 7/8 Disember 1941.

Pantai di Kota Bharu menjelang Perang Dunia Kedua

Gambar di atas menunjukkan salah sebuah pantai di Kota Bharu yang sempat dirakamkan menjelang Peperangan Dunia Kedua. Kawasan pantai yang dipagar sepanjang 28 batu, teletak di bahagian timur Sungai Kelantan. Di bahagian tengahnya tidak dipagar kerana terdapat kawasan berpaya. Beberapa lapisan pagar kawat berduri dan di tengahnya sebuah kubu pertahanan. Kubu ini didirikan dalam jarak 1000 ela antara satu sama lain. Terdapat bangsal di penjuru kanan kubu tersebut. Pada 1 Disember 1941, arahan telah diterima menghendaki seluruh kawasan dipagar dan kawasan antara pagar-pagar tersebut ditanam dengan periuk api.

Kubu Pertahanan

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The Japanese Troops landing at Kuala Pak Amat Beach 7/8 December 1941

On December 7, 1941 at 11.45 pm, the soldiers of the British coastal defenses report several Japanese warships were anchored in Kuala Pak Amat beach. Japan managed to reduce his troops into landing ships. At that time, Japanese warships began firing coastal areas as a sign of the beginning of the landing.

At 12:25 midnight on 7/8 December 1941, Japanese troops landed in Kuala Pak Amat Beach, which is located between Pantai Badang dan Pantai Sabak. At 1.00 am, the Japanese army captured the British forts operated by Indian soldiers of the army 3 / 17th Dogras.

The Japanese Army from Takumi Detachment landed at Dasar Beach, Sabak,
Kota Bharu on midnight 8 December 1941

At 3.30 am, the Japanese military attacked by airplanes British / Australian Hudson kind of team No. 1 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and aircraft Vickers Videbeete. Approximately 4.00 am, Japanese soldiers had successfully landed in Kuala Pak Amat Beach.

The aircraft of The Royal Australian Air Force, Hudson type are seen attacking
the Japanese landing craft at Kuala Pak Amat Beach, Kota Bharu on the
morning of 7/8 December 1941.

Beach in Kota Bharu by the Second World War

The picture above shows one of the beach in Kota Bharu under impressive storm clouds pre-Japanese war. The defended beach are covered fence along the 28 miles east of the Kelantan River. There was a gap on the middle because there are not fenced swampy area. Some of the multiple rows of barbed wire entanglement and at the middle of a pillbox. The pillboxs were situated about 1000 yards apart. There purpose of the huts to the right of the pillbox. On 1st December 1941, orders were received to close all gap the wire and to lay anti-personnel and anti-tank mines in the sand ahead of the wire. 

Pillbox