Japanese atrocities in Hong Kong
5th March 1942: The British government begins to piece together the activities of the Japanese Army following the surrender of Hong on Christmas Day 1941
Hong Kong had been captured by the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941, after an eighteen day battle. As in Singapore some troops and civilians had been able to escape by boat in the last hours - and their stories had now been collated. On the 5th March …
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