Battle of Hong Kong

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Hong Kong was a 1941 World War II conflict in which Japanese forces swiftly defeated British, Canadian, Indian, and local defenders, leading to the occupation of Hong Kong.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Hong Kong canonical 24
Japanese invasion of Hong Kong 3
Defence of Hong Kong 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
surface form: Defence of Hong Kong

Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
surface form: Fall of Hong Kong
attacker Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
belligerent Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps ⓘ
surface form: British Hong Kong forces

British India ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy Allied casualties ⓘ
significant Japanese casualties ⓘ
commander Maltby, Christopher Michael ⓘ
Mark Aitchison Young ⓘ
Sakai Takashi ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: British Hong Kong
date December 1941 ⓘ
defender British forces ⓘ
Canadian forces ⓘ
Indian forces ⓘ
local Hong Kong units ⓘ
duration 17 days ⓘ
endDate 1941-12-25 ⓘ
followedBy Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ
garrison British garrison in Hong Kong ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
involvedUnit Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army ⓘ
Middlesex Regiment ⓘ
Royal Rifles of Canada ⓘ
Royal Scots ⓘ
Winnipeg Grenadiers ⓘ
location Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: British Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: Hong Kong
notableEvent first land battle of the Pacific War involving Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surrender of Hong Kong on Christmas Day 1941 ⓘ
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
relatedEvent attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Battle of Malaya ⓘ
surface form: Japanese invasion of Malaya
result Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ
Japanese victory ⓘ
significance marked beginning of Japanese rule in Hong Kong ⓘ
startDate 1941-12-08 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Hong Kong ⓘ
surrenderDate 1941-12-25 ⓘ
surrenderTo Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Pacific War → hasPart → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hong Kong campaign
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → significantEvent → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Mako Mori → notableWork → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Battle of Hong Kong → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fall of Hong Kong
Battle of Hong Kong → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defence of Hong Kong
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Hong Kong
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Raleigh Becket → fightsIn → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Gipsy Danger → notableBattle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
South-East Asian theatre of World War II → majorCampaign → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong → hasCause → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps → engagedIn → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Maltby, Christopher Michael → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
subject surface form: Christopher Michael Maltby
this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Hong Kong
Maltby, Christopher Michael → participantIn → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
subject surface form: Christopher Michael Maltby
Royal Rifles of Canada → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Royal Rifles of Canada → battleHonour → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defence of Hong Kong
Royal Rifles of Canada → engagement → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Hong Kong
Middlesex Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defence of Hong Kong 1941
Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army → operation → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: invasion of Hong Kong
Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army → notableBattle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Winnipeg Grenadiers → participatedIn → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Striker Eureka → notableBattle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Herc Hansen → notableBattle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Mark Aitchison Young → event → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Hong Kong
Leatherback → battle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Otachi → battle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
St. Stephen’s College massacre → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
HKVDC → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
The Volunteers → conflict → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
PPDC Hong Kong Command → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
Kaiju Otachi → notableBattle → Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
subject surface form: Otachi