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The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor , forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong around the same time that Japan ...
The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce fighting against the Japanese forces that invaded the territory.
Japanese shipping at Hong Kong under attack by United States Navy aircraft on 16 January 1945 Taikoo Dockyard, Hong Kong, under attack on 16 January. The United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy conducted numerous air raids against Japanese-occupied Hong Kong and shipping near the city during World War II.
Several hours before the British surrendered on Christmas at the end of the Battle of Hong Kong, Japanese soldiers entered St. Stephen's College, which was being used as a hospital on the front line at the time. [1] [2] The Japanese were met by two doctors, Black and Witney, who were marched away, and were later found dead and mutilated.
Hong Kong in World War II — in the South-East Asian theatre as a colony of the British Empire in World War II, and under Japanese occupation from 1941−1945. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941) was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. Allied. Maj. Gen. Christopher Maltby, Garrison ...
Hong Kong Volunteer Company (Chinese: 香港志願連) was a company of British-Chinese soldiers that escaped Japanese occupied Hong Kong, and served with the British in India and Burma during the Burma Campaign of World War II.
The Hong Kong Garrison was a British and Commonwealth force that protected Hong Kong. In December 1941 during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War, the Japanese Army attacked Hong Kong and after a brief but violent series of engagements the garrison surrendered. The garrison continued until 1989.