Battle of Hong Kong
For the film, see The Battle of Hong Kong (film). Battle of Hong Kong Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II Japanese invasion of Hong Kong Island, 18–25 December 1941 Date 8–25 December 1941 Location Hong Kong Result Japanese victory Territorial changes Japanese occupation of Hong Kong Belligerents United Kingdom British Hong Kong British Raj Canada China and allied triads Free French [1] Japan Collaborators and allied triads [2] Commanders and leaders Mark Aitchison Young (POW) Christopher Maltby (POW) John K. Lawson † Chan Chak [3] Takashi Sakai Mineichi Koga Tadamichi Kuribayashi Strength 14,564 troops 1 destroyer 1 gunboat 29,700 troops 47 planes 1 cruiser 3 destroyers 4 torpedo boats 3 gunboats Casualties and losses 2,113 killed or missing 2,300 wounded 10,000 captured [a] 1 destroyer captured 1 gunboat sunk 675 killed 2,079 wounded [5] Civilian casualties: 4,000 killed 3,000 severely wounded [b] v t e Japanese offensives, 1940–1942 French Indochin...