Battle of Hong Kong 1941 - Pacific War DOCUMENTARY

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• KI

  @KingsandGenerals · 5 years ago · pinned

  More Pacific and World War II battles on the way!

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• OT

  @OtterSam · 5 years ago

  The Gin Drinkers Line, the most British thing I ever heard.

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• JA

  @jazung · 5 years ago (edited)

  As a local Hong Kong citizen, I'd like to express my gratitude for K&G team for making this amazing video! My grandmother and her family avoided death by surrendering the family house to the Imperial army... She's still alive and healthy today!

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• GE

  @gertrudasozinkas4950 · 5 years ago

  "The spies in Hong Kong motivated desertions" I imagine their motivating: "C'mon the Japanese are  nice, they will totally not execute civilians, medical personnel, Fort garissons...

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• AR

  @armyantpicnic · 5 years ago

  This part of the war seems so rarely covered, it’s nice to see this on Kings and Generals.  We need more on the Asian theater!

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• HA

  @haggis525 · 3 years ago

  My Uncle was captured at Hong Kong on Christmas day of 1941. He was a Rifleman with the Canadian Army. He spent the next nearly 4 years - until liberated at the end of 1945 as a POW of the Japanese. He was tortured, nearly starved, beaten for no reason and went from a strong young man of 5&apos;11&quot; tall and 175 pounds at capture to under 100 pounds at liberation. He was a slave labourer in Japan at a ship yard, a coal mine and a steel plant. &nbsp;He managed to survive the war and return to Canada... but he died young... only 52 years old. A result of his poor treatment as a POW. <br>His name was Russell Lancaster.... never forget!

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• FU

  @Furniture121 · 5 years ago

  It&apos;s nice to see the Canadian and Indian troops recognized, rather than called &quot;British&quot; like many histories do.

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• WO

  @Woodsy2575 · 5 years ago

  My grandfather was living there as a kid when the Japanese invaded, everything of value was stolen from his home and his dad was one of those tortured after the Japanese secured control of the island. I can see why he never wanted to talk about it, the battle lasted a lot longer than history books make it out.

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• A1

  @A19B32P · 5 years ago

  Thank you to brave Canadians and Punjabis who defended Hong Kong, thousands of miles away from their homes.

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• JA

  @jackiecheung1465 · 5 years ago

  the amount of war crime committed in this single invasion shows the savagery of the Japanese imperial army at the time, its chilling how they executed, tortured and raped non-combatants and surrendered troops...

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• TH

  @thelifehacker5706 · 5 years ago

  Never forget Brigadier John Lawson, commander of the East Brigade, who was surrounded and killed at Wong Nai Chung Gap, along with his staff. Lawson radioed his commanders that he was &quot;going outside to fight it out&quot; and left his pillbox with a pistol in each hand. He was killed in the ensuing fight.

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• WI

  @willkp50 · 5 years ago

  Considering nobody else is talking about them in the comments, my respect to “The Hughsiliers” and their last stand, especially considering that they weren’t professional soldiers. 🇬🇧 🇭🇰

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