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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 ...
- 8–25 December 1941
- British Hong Kong
- Japanese victory
- Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
La battaglia di Hong Kong si svolse tra l'8 e il 25 dicembre 1941, tra le truppe dell'Impero giapponese e quelle dell'Impero britannico, nell'ambito della seconda guerra mondiale nell'oceano Pacifico. Si concluse con la vittoria dei giapponesi a la conseguente occupazione, da parte di questi, del territorio di Hong Kong, allora ...
3 lug 2019 · Kennedy Hickman. Updated on July 03, 2019. The Battle of Hong Kong was fought December 8 to 25, 1941, during World War II (1939-1945). One of the opening battles of the conflict in the Pacific, Japanese troops commenced their attack on the British colony the same morning as their attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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.
- Japanese Military occupation
- Military occupation by the Empire of Japan
The Battle of Hong Kong (8-25 December 1941) was one of the first battles of the Pacific War and was the most significant military engagement between two regular armed forces that took place in Hong Kong in its modern history.
Battle of Hong Kong. 8 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. In 1841, the United Kingdom leased Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and surrounding land from China. Over the following 100 years, Hong Kong grew into a busy port city and became one of the symbols of British power in the Far East.
26 giu 2019 · Philip Cracknell. 26 Jun 2019. In December 1941, the Japanese Army crossed the border into Hong Kong. The ensuing battle lasted eighteen days. The garrison fought gallantly against the odds, but on Christmas Day they were forced to surrender. It had been a losing battle.
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