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.
Japan attacked Hong Kong on 8 December, 1941. The battle ended on Christmas day.
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 in Hong Kong and Kowloon.
The Battle of Hong Kong - film - was created on 1942-11-19.
Kong Hong Lost in Love - 2010 is rated/received certificates of: Hong Kong:IIA
The British Military, Hong Kong Police, and the Japanese Empire.
Lost Property Hong Kong - 2007 is rated/received certificates of: Germany:o.Al.
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'
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.
Kong Hong Lost in Love - 2010 was released on: USA: 1 January 2010
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India was not, but there was a time many Hong Kong polices are Indian descent; that's why there were Indians, Canadians, British, and Chinese in the battle of HK.
Japan attacked Hong Kong on 8 December, 1941. The battle ended on Christmas day.
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