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Battle of Hong Kong Notes:1. Background:

As the Japanese swept Asia, Hong Kong was being flooded with waves of ___________________. Hong Kong was seen as an ___________________ which did not need to be defended BUT in 1942 Britain realized that Hong Kong would soon be attacked. ___________________ answered the call for troops

2. Grenadiers and Royal RiflesThe Winnipeg Grenadiers and The Royal Rifles of Canada were asked to join the battalions in Hong Kong. ___________________ trained and not ready for battle. There were ___________________ of them in all

3. Other Groups:In addition to the soldiers there were also:• ______________________________________ • _______________________________ with the Canadian Dental Corp• 3 priests• A Newfoundland Retriever.4. Battle Timeline

Hours after the bombing of ___________________ ___________________, Japan attacked Hong Kong (a British Colony) December __________th, 1941On December 24th, one day before the surrender, the Japanese attacked a hospital killing all those who were too wounded to leave their beds, and assaulting and killing nurses. After 18 days of fighting Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on “___________________ ___________________” on December ___________, 1941

5. Geneva Conventions

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Every Canadian was either killed or taken prisonerPrisoners of War are protected by the ___________________ ___________________ (1899 and 1907)and must at all times be ___________________treated• no prisoner of war may be subjected to:

o physical mutilation o medical or scientific experiments of any kind

prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of ___________________ or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity.

6. Prisoners of WarFor ___________________ years Canadian POW’s were keptThey worked ___________________ hours a day in mines wired with explosives in the event that the Japanese lost the war. They survived on less than ______________ ___________________ a day.

7. One Soldier’s ExperienceOne member of the Winnipeg Grenadiers had his 23rd birthday on December the 7th

He would spend his next ___________________ as a POW. He left Canada as a 6”2, ___________________ man and would return weighing a meager ___________________.

8. Reaction at HomeCanadians at home were horrifiedThis encouraged the ___________________-___________________sentiment at home. This may have encouraged the ___________________ of Japanese Canadians

9. Good Guys vs Bad GuysCanadian born Japanese were being interned in camps by the ___________________ ___________________All their goods and business were seized by the Gov. and sold. War is not black and white.

10. Gander: The RRC Mascot

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Became a war hero when he retrieved a ___________________ thrown into Brigade headquarters. He retrieved it from an area that the men could not reach.Gander ran away from the headquarters and his men ultimately saving them from the blast of the grenade, he died in the process.

11. Gander, continuedIn 2000 Gander was awarded the ___________________ ___________________ posthumously for “displaying devotion to duty whilst serving with the armed forces”The Dickens medal is the equivalent to the ___________________ ___________________

12. Summary:

When: ______________________________________1941Where: The Chinese island of Hong KongWhat: The Japanese invasion of the poorly defended allied outpostWhy: Japanese takeover of Asia and the OceanusOutcome: The Allies defending Hong Kong ___________________on December 25th

Important At the time: - The allies realized how ___________________ the Japanese military was - Further land was lost by the allies, the Japanese gained further military outposts, rich in resources.Significance for Canadians at the time - Canadian soldiers were kept as ______________________________________ for 3 and half, almost 4 years.Significance for Canadians today- Japanese-Canadians never fully ___________________ for internment losses