nulli-secundus-in-oriente:Today in history - 25 December 1941, “Black Christmas”After 17 days of re
nulli-secundus-in-oriente:Today in history - 25 December 1941, “Black Christmas”After 17 days of resistance, the British colony of Hong Kong surrendered to invading Japanese forces on Christmas day of 1941, thus putting an end to the Battle of Hong Kong. What followed the “Black Christmas” was 3 years and 8 months of Japanese occupation, perhaps the darkest page in the history of the city.Allied military casualties amounted to over two thousand, with an even higher number of civilian casualties. Exact Japanese losses remain unknown, with estimates ranging from 675 killed, 2,079 wounded to 7,000 killed and 20,000 wounded. The Battle of Hong Kong officially ended on 25 December, however, the British Army Aid Group and Chinese guerrilla forces continued to operate in the area against the Japanese for the entirety of the war. -- source link