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221: The Battle of Hong Kong 1941 (Part 2)
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Episode 221: The Battle of Hong Kong 1941 (Part 2)
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This is Part 2 of my story about the battle (and fall) of Hong Kong in December 1941.
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Just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese invaded the British colony of Hong Kong on the 8th December 1941.
Smashing through the wonderfully named Gin Drinkers Line (which British military planners had optimistically called the “Oriental Maginot Line”), the British commander, General Christopher Maltby was forced to evacuate his entire force to Hong Kong Island after just five days. Now, his 14,000 British, Canadian, Indian and local troops waited the final assault. They knew that there was no help coming - they knew that before the invasion even started - with no air and almost no naval support - they awaited the inevitable.
This is part 2 of my story about the battle of Hong Kong in 1941.
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