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#REDIRECT [[British Forces Overseas Hong Kong]] |
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{{For|the present-day PLA garrison|People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison}} |
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The '''Hong Kong Garrison''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] force that protected [[Hong Kong]]. |
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In December 1941 during the [[Battle of Hong Kong]] in the [[Second World War]], the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese Army]] attacked Hong Kong and after a brief but violent series of engagements the garrison surrendered. |
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== Garrison == |
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This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941. |
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===Command=== |
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*Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. [[Christopher Maltby]] |
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=== Kowloon Brigade === |
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**C.O. - Brig. Cedric Wallis |
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*2nd Bn, [[Royal Scots]] - Lt.Col. Simon E.H.E. White |
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*5/7th Bn, [[7th Rajput Regiment|Rajput Regiment]] - Lt.Col. J.C. Cadogan-Rawlinson |
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*2/14th Bn, [[14th Punjab Regiment|Punjab Regiment]] - Lt.Col. Gerald Ralph Kidd |
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=== Hong Kong Brigade === |
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**C.O. - Brig. [[John K. Lawson]] |
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*1st Bn, [[The Middlesex Regiment]] (MG Battalion) - Lt.Col. Henry William Stewart |
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*[[Winnipeg Grenadiers]] - Lt.Col. John Louis R. Sutcliff |
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*[[Royal Rifles of Canada]] - Lt.Col. William James Horne |
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=== Fortress units === |
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*H.Q. Fortress, [[Royal Engineers]] - Lt.Col. R.G.Lamb |
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*Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps - Col. H.Rose |
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*C.O. [[Royal Artillery]] - Col. E.H.M.Clifford |
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**8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Selby Shaw |
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**12th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Richard J.L.Penfold |
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**5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Frederick Denton Field |
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**1st (Hong Kong) Regt. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery - Lt.Col.John Corbet Yale |
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==Aftermath== |
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Following the Fall of Hong Kong to Japanese forces, most British personnel were captured, others died in the battle. For those able to escape (or later released) from Hong Kong, some managed to re-group in [[China]]. The [[Hong Kong Chinese Regiment]] and the [[British Army Aid Group]] kept the remaining elements of the Garrison alive and help it re-establish the British military after the Liberation of Hong Kong. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://niehorster.org/017_britain/41-12-08/hong-kong.html Hong Kong Order of Battle 1941] |
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[[Category:Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II]] |
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[[Category:Military of Hong Kong under British rule]] |
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[[Category:British Armed Forces deployments]] |
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{{HongKong-hist-stub}} |
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Revision as of 19:58, 3 February 2016
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