Who replaced Percival as the commander of Malaya in 1942?
General Douglas MacArthur
General Sir Alan Brooke
Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Heath
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer
Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Heath was a British Army officer who served as the commander of the British forces in Malaya during the Japanese invasion in 1942. He replaced Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival, who was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore. Heath was unable to prevent the Japanese from capturing Malaya and Singapore, and he was later relieved of his command.
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