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The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
In total with 353 fighters, bombers, and torpedo aircraft. The Japanese Imperial Navy surprise attacked Pearl Harbor (a naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii). It damaged all eight battleships in America, sinking four of them. -
Japanese Beginning to Invade Hong Kong
Six hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. On the same day, the Japanese invaded the British colony of Hong Kong. -
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What Occurred During The Battle Of Hong Kong
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The Japanese attack the Kai Tak Airport
Japanese aircraft attacked the airport of Kai Tak and easily damaged or destroyed Hong Kong's few Royal Air Force aircraft. Then they almost demolished the camp of Sham Shui Po where two Canadian soldiers were killed and known as Hong Kong's first casualties in the war. -
The Fallback to the Gin Drinkers Line
The Japanese ground forces moved across the New Territories frontier and met with resistance from the Mainland brigade's forward forces. These advance units fell back to the "Gin Drinkers Line" in the face of strong enemy pressure. The defenders hoped for a week or more to defend the line, but the Japanese captured Shing Mun Redoubt on December 9. -
The Backup of the "D" Company
"D" Canada's Winnipeg Grenadiers Company were sent to reinforce the remaining defenders on the Hong Kong-mainland. (Infantry regiment of the Canadian Army formed on 1 April 1908 under General Order No. 20.) -
Canada's First Engagement
This company exchanged gunfire with the enemy on December 11 and became the first Canadian Army unit in the Second World War to engage in fighting. -
Surrender Option For Hong Kong
Japenese demanded Hong Kong to surrender. The Hong Kong government had denied the offer -
Surrender Option For Hong Kong Again
On December 17, the Japanese repeated their demand for surrender. Once again it was refused, but the situation was very grim. -
The Attack of The Island
The invasion came with nightfall on December 18. The enemy launched four separate amphibious assaults across a three-kilometre front on the northern beaches of Hong Kong Island. -
The Building Of Defense
By nightfall, on December 19, Hong Kong built a new defensive line which was established from Palm Villa to Stanley Mound, and a brigade headquarters was set up at Stone Hill. -
No More Forward Movement
No further attempts were made to drive north after December 21, as the troops were depleted and exhausted, and constant attacks were mounted by the Japanese, who had been strengthened. -
The Final Push
Allied troops in Hong Kong withdrew to the final line, "The Ridge", at the Stanley Peninsula. -
The Final Allied Defensive Line
At the Stanley Peninsula on Hong Kong Island, Japanese troops attacked the final Allied defensive line, "The Ridge." -
Black Christmas
At 3:15 p.m. Christmas Day, General Maltby advised the Governor that further resistance was futile and had raised the white flag. From that day forward in Hong Kong, this day was known as the Black Christmas.
