On December 25th, 1941, the British Garrison of Hong Kong, (15,000 soldiers). fell to the Japanese, (at least 50,000 soldiers), after 18 days of brutal fighting, British, Indian, (Punjabi and Rajputs), local militia, The HKVDC and Canadian, (the first of the allied troops to engage in battle during WW2), hung on to Hong Kong. The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the courageous battles in the annuals of Canadian Military history. It has gone largely ignored by historians because it ended in defeat.
Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule by the British in 1999.
Hong Kong was first formally ceded to the British on August 29, 1842.
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The Battle of Hong Kong took place during the Pacific campaign of World War II. It began on December 8 1941 and ended on Christmas Day with Hong Kong, then a British colony, surrendering to the control of Imperial Japan.
From Singapore to Hong Kong - 1941 was released on: USA: 10 January 1941
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong was created in 1941.
On December 24, 1941, Wake Island was conquered by Japanese forces. On December 25, 1941, Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese.
The Japanese attacked Hong Kong in 1941, because it was one of their first targets in their Centrifugal Offensive Operation following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attacked Hong Kong simultaneously with other objectives, and in spite of its formidable defensive fortifications, resistance crumbled on Christmas Day, 1941. The battle lasted only 17 days, from December 8th, to December 25th, 1941.
Hong Kong was a British colony. On December 25, 1941 Great Britain surrendered Hong Kong to Japan. The people of Hong Kong called it Black Christmas.
The Battle of Hong Kong took place during the Pacific campaign of World War II. It began on 8 December 1941 and ended on Christmas Day with Hong Kong, then a Crown colony, surrendering to the Empire of Japan
Japan launched an attack on Hong Kong as part of its Pacific campaign. After heavy battles during 1941, Japan prevailed and the British surrendered Hong Kong to them.
25 December 1941
The Battle of Hong Kong took place on the 8-25th December 1941. Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas day, that day was known as the 'Black Christmas'
Hong Kong acid attacks happened on 2013-12-08.
Japan liberated Hong Kong from the British imperial yoke to free the ethnic Chinese from European control.