8 December 1941
Invasion of Hong Kong
Leads the 2Third Army across the border of Japanese occupied China
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Hong Kong in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Leads the 2Third Army across the border of Japanese occupied China
The Hong Kong Governor, Sir Mark Young, rejects a surrender demand. Reaches the waterfront of Kowloon
The Hong Kong Governor, Sir Mark Young, rejects a surrender demand
Leads the principal assault in the Japanese capture of Hong Kong
Sakai accepts the collapse of organized British resistance as Hong Kong surrenders on Christmas Day.
Hong Kong is surrendered to the Japanese
Hong Kong is surrendered to the Japanese
Hong Kong is surrendered to the Japanese
Provenance
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