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"2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the British Surrender to the Imperial Japan Army on 15 February 1942. The next day, the Japanese army organised a procession of tanks that took part in the invasion to parade past City Hall to commemorate the occupation of the island.
Twenty-seven years later, four years after Singapore's independence, the first tanks of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) paraded past City Hall during the National Day Parade in 1969. The French-made AMX-13 tanks led the mobile column and had a lasting impression on the spectators and general public. These tanks signified the fortitude, indomitable will and fighting spirit of our fledgling nation, and demonstrated the SAF's defence capability and the role of national servicemen during this period of newly-independent Singapore's history.
In 1988, the AMX-13 tank was upgraded to the AMX-13 SM1 tank to improve its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This decommissioned is on special display at National Museum Singapore."