HKVDC
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HKVDC is the abbreviation for the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, a former volunteer military unit that helped defend Hong Kong, particularly during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HKVDC canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defence corps
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ volunteer military unit ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
Hong Kong under British rule ⓘ
surface form:
Crown colony of Hong Kong
|
| conflict |
Battle of Hong Kong
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| duty |
artillery support
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ infantry defence ⓘ support regular British Army units in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| fullName | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps ⓘ |
| garrison |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| historicalRegion |
Hong Kong under British rule
ⓘ
surface form:
British Hong Kong
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defence of Hong Kong against Japanese invasion in 1941 ⓘ |
| notableFor | volunteer contribution to the defence of Hong Kong in 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| partOf |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial forces in Hong Kong
|
| recruitedFrom |
European community in Hong Kong
ⓘ
local residents of Hong Kong ⓘ other ethnic communities in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| role |
home defence
ⓘ
territorial defence ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| type | part‑time volunteer force ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.