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Map showing how Hong Kong came under Japanese rule in December 1941
 
partof
the
Pacific War
 
date
8 December
1941
-
25 December
1941
 
place
Hong Kong
and proximity
 
result
Japanese victory
 
combatant1
British Army
,
Canadian Army
,
British Indian Army
 
combatant2
Imperial Japanese Army
 
commander2
Sakai Takashi
 
strength1
15,000 troops
 
strength2
50,000 troops
 
casualties1
4,500 killed 8,500 POWs
 
casualties2
2,750 killed 1,500 wounded