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  2. Battle of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Battle of Hong Kong order of battle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Japanese occupation of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The cinemas only screened Japanese films, such as The Battle of Hong Kong, the only film made in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation. [41] Directed by Shigeo Tanaka ( 田中重雄 Tanaka Shigeo ) and produced by the Dai Nippon Film Company , the film featured an all-Japanese cast but a few Hong Kong film personalities were also involved.

  5. St. Stephen's College massacre - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. C Force - Wikipedia

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    "C" Force was the Canadian military contingent involved in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. Members of this force were the first Canadian soldiers to see action against Japan in World War II. [1]

  7. Gin Drinkers Line - Wikipedia

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    The Gin Drinkers Line, or Gin Drinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War. The concept came from France's Maginot Line, built after World War I.

  8. Gander (dog) - Wikipedia

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    Gander (originally Pal, and also known as Sergeant Gander) was a Newfoundland dog who served as the mascot of the Royal Rifles of Canada during World War II.He was killed in action during the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal, the "animals' Victoria Cross", in 2000 for his deeds in the course of that battle. [1]

  9. Air raids on Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The British colony of Hong Kong had been captured by Japanese forces in December 1941, and became a significant naval and logistics base. [1] Japanese forces bombed and shelled the urban areas during the invasion of Hong Kong, and 4,000 civilians were killed in the fighting. [2] USAAF units based in China attacked the Hong Kong area from ...