World War II: The Battle for Hong Kong
(photo credit: wikipedia) Most people when they hear the words: “World War II”, they'll think about Hitler, Mussolini (The leader of Italy, not the pasta), D-day and all that stuff in Europe, Africa and in the Middle East. But what if I tell you, that somewhere in Asia, there was a bloody conflict that lasted for about more than 4 years? The battle for Hong Kong: The Japanese invasion of Hong Kong happened on December 18, 1941. The Japanese attacked the British crown colony with approximately: Japanese forces: And… The forces defending Hong Kong: 29,700 troops 47 planes 1 cruiser 3 destroyers 4 torpedo boats 3 gunboats MTBs (“Motor Torpedo Boats.) 14,564 troops 1 destroyer 4 gunboats 1 minelayer 8 MTBs Now, to explain how the invasion played out… The Japanese invasion of Hong Kong happened on 8 December 1941 (Hong Kong Time), four hours after the attack happened at Pearl Harbor. Commanded by General Christopher Maltby, British, Canadian, Indian, as well as the Hong Kong Vol