Maps of World War II 1939-1945

Fall of the British Colony of Hong Kong
December 9 - 25, 1941

Japanese armed forces began the invasion of the New Territories of Hong Kong, from occupied China, on December 8th at 0800. Eliminating this Allied naval base was a priority. Most of the territory was captured by the evening of December 9th. The poorly equipped British and Commonwealth garrison forces surrendered on December 25th.