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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. Japanese occupation of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia

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    When Hong Kong was overrun in December 1941, the British Army Aid Group (B.A.A.G.) was set up and headquartered in Guilin, Guangxi. It's aim was to assist prisoners of war and internees to escape from Japanese camps. This led to the formation of the Hong Kong Volunteer Company which later fought in Burma. [150]

  6. 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. ... South China MP Platoon (Maj. Kennosuke Noma)

  7. Stanley Internment Camp - Wikipedia

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    Stanley Internment Camp (Chinese: 赤柱拘留營) was a civilian internment camp in Hong Kong during the Second World War.Located in Stanley, on the southern end of Hong Kong Island, it was used by the Japanese imperial forces to hold non-Chinese enemy nationals after their victory in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941.

  8. 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.

  9. Free China (Second Sino-Japanese War) - Wikipedia

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    Conflict between the Communists and Kuomintang continued in the area of Free China, the most severe example being the New Fourth Army Incident. At the same time, Japanese action against the Communists and Nationalists continued; Chongqing was bombed 268 times, making it the most-frequently bombed city in all of World War II.