Hong Kong (during WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:affects gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:civilianCasualties yes
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar
gptkb:Japanese_military_yen
gptkbp:dateOfBattle 1941-12-08 to 1941-12-25
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:Hong_Kong_Volunteer_Defence_Corps
gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Indian_forces
Canadian forces
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Japanese_military_administration
gptkb:British_colonial_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong (during WWII)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Cantonese
English
Japanese
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:British_forces
1945-08-30
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Takashi_Sakai
Franklin Gimson
gptkbp:notableEvent forced labor
war crimes
public executions
food shortages
black market activity
rationing
bombing raids
civilian internment
mass exodus of population
collapse of public services
repatriation after liberation
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Stanley_Internment_Camp
gptkb:Argyle_Street_Camp
Sham Shui Po POW Camp
gptkbp:occupationEndDate 1945-08-30
gptkbp:occupationStartDate 1941-12-25
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:populationDecline yes
gptkbp:POWsTaken yes
gptkbp:result Japanese victory
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Battle_of_Hong_Kong
Liberation of Hong Kong
gptkbp:startDate 1939
gptkbp:wasOccupiedBy gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dai_Nippon_Teikoku
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7