HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stanley Prison, Franklin Gimson, Japanese Language
Document Summary
Japanese military campaign has moved to the south. Europe needed to focus on its european territory more instead of this piece of land in asia. -transfer the resources out of hong kong to support europe. All the women and children would be evacuated. If the japanese attack hk someday, britain will import its forces to support this colony. Autarkic asian bloc free of western powers greater asia co-prosperity sphere . War materials: oil, rubber the currency of hk is no longer legal--military yuan, controlled by japanese government. It can not be exchanged by gold, or anything, so its basically worth whatever the japanese government says. Attacks on hong kong, malaya and philippines, dec 8, 1941. Hk defense: volunteer corps, winnipeg grenadiers, royal rifles of canada. Governor mark young surrendered, dec 25, 1941. Japanese imperial forces: veterans from china war 1:5 ratio. Strategy: new territories defense (gin drinker"s line)--> hk island defense.
