On Dec 25,1941, the British garrison in Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese.
Hong Kong was a British Crown colony whose population was overwhelmingly ethnic Chinese.
It was protected by a garrison force composed of British, Canadian, and Indian soldiers.
The British government, anticipating a Japanese attack, had begun evacuating women and children on June 30, sending them to Manila, capital of the Philippines.
The Japanese had responded to the evacuation by posting troops across the Kowloon peninsula, blocking escape from Hong Kong by land.
Hong Kong was a British Crown colony whose population was overwhelmingly ethnic Chinese.
It was protected by a garrison force composed of British, Canadian, and Indian soldiers.
The British government, anticipating a Japanese attack, had begun evacuating women and children on June 30, sending them to Manila, capital of the Philippines.
The Japanese had responded to the evacuation by posting troops across the Kowloon peninsula, blocking escape from Hong Kong by land.
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