The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the first battles of the Pacific War, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The battle began as forces of the Empire of Japan invaded British Hong Kong and met the stiff resistance of its garrison, composed of local troops as well as British, Canadian and Indian units. The British garrison was eventually forced to surrender to the Japanese.
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| - The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the first battles of the Pacific War, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The battle began as forces of the Empire of Japan invaded British Hong Kong and met the stiff resistance of its garrison, composed of local troops as well as British, Canadian and Indian units. The British garrison was eventually forced to surrender to the Japanese.
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| - Japanese troops march on Queen's Road, Hong Kong led by Lieutenant General Takashi Sakai and Vice Admiral Masaichi Niimi after the British surrender.
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- Battle of Hong Kong
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| - The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the first battles of the Pacific War, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The battle began as forces of the Empire of Japan invaded British Hong Kong and met the stiff resistance of its garrison, composed of local troops as well as British, Canadian and Indian units. The British garrison was eventually forced to surrender to the Japanese. The fighting began with the Japanese attack on 8 December 1950. Fighting would continue until 1 January 1951, when the British finally surrendered to the Japanese invaders, on a day that would later become known in Hong Kong as "Black New Year's."
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