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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military conflict
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Japanese_occupation_lasted_until_1945
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 5,000 Japanese troops
approximately 1,500 British and Commonwealth troops
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Hong_Kong_Museum_of_History
Battle of Hong Kong Day
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Christopher_Maltby
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Takashi_Sakai
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gptkbp:date
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December 25, 1941
December 8, 1941
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gptkbp:duration
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17 days
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Hong Kong
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gptkbp:impact
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Influenced_post-war_British_colonial_policy
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Japanese_24th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_12th_Air_Division
gptkb:Royal_Rifles_of_Canada
gptkb:Japanese_10th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_4th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_26th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_11th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_19th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_2nd_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:Japanese_230th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:Japanese_231st_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:Winnipeg_Grenadiers
gptkb:Japanese_7th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_17th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_25th_Air_Division
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Japanese_21st_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_18th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_23rd_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_1st_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_6th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_3rd_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_38th_Division
gptkb:Japanese_14th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_30th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_29th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_5th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_28th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_229th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:Japanese_9th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_27th_Air_Division
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Volunteer_Defence_Corps
gptkb:Japanese_16th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_15th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_22nd_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_8th_Air_Division
gptkb:Japanese_20th_Air_Division
Japanese 23rd Army
Japanese 13th Air Division
Canadian_Army_units
British_Indian_Army_units
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Evacuation of civilians
Resistance by local forces
Fall_of_Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Battle of Singapore
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gptkbp:result
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Japanese_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First battle of World War II in the Pacific
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Control_of_Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Japan
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gptkbp:tactics
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Siege warfare
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