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The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941) was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. Шаблон:TOC limit
Allied
- Garrison Commander & Fortress CommandШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- General Officer Commanding, Hong Kong: Major General Christopher Maltby
- Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General: Brig. Andrew Peffers
- General Staff Officer, I: Col. Lancey Newnham
Ground forces
The British ground forces consisted of the following units:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[1]
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lt. Col. Simon E. H. E. White)
- 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Lt. Col. Henry W. M. Stewart)
- Royal Rifles of Canada (Lt. Col. William J. Home)
- Winnipeg Grenadiers (Lt. Col. John L. R. Sutcliffe)
- 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (Lt. Col. John. Cadogan-Rawlinson)
- 2nd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment (Lt. Col. Gerald R. Kidd)
- Hong Kong Chinese Regiment (either Major H. W. A. Mayer or Major. Rodney W. Mayer)
- Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps[1] (Col. Henry B. Rose)
- Infantry companies No. 1–7
- Artillery batteries 1st–5th
- Field Company Engineers
- Signals
- Armoured Car Platoon
- Army Service Corps Company
- Dispatch Sections
- Hughes Group
- Field Ambulance unit (Lt. Col. Lindsay Ride)
- St. John's Ambulance
- Royal Artillery (Brigadier Tom McCleodШаблон:Sfn)
- 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (Lt. Col. Shelby Shaw)
- 12th Coast Battery (Maj. W. M. Stevenson)
- 30th Coast Battery (Maj. C. R. Templer)
- 36th Coast Battery (Capt. W. N. J. PittШаблон:Efn)
- 12th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (Maj. Richard L. J. PenfoldШаблон:Efn)
- 24th Coast Battery (Capt. E. W. S. AndersonШаблон:Efn)
- 26th Coast Battery (Lt. A. O. G. MillsШаблон:Efn)
- 5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery[1] (Lt. Col. Fred D. Field)
- 7th Battery
- 17th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
- 18th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
- 5th HKVDC Battery
- 965 Defence Battery, Hong Kong–Singapore Royal Artillery (Maj. Basil T. C. Forrester)
- 1st Regiment, Hong Kong–Singapore Royal Artillery[1] (Maj. John C. YaleШаблон:Efn)
- 1st Mountain Battery
- 2nd Mountain Battery
- 3rd Medium Battery
- 4th Medium Battery
- 25th Medium Battery
- 26th Coast Battery
- 17th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battery
- 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (Lt. Col. Shelby Shaw)
- Royal Engineers China Command[1] (Col. Esmond H. M. Clifford[1])
- HQ Fortress Engineers
- 22nd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers (Maj. D. C. E. Grose)
- 40th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers (Maj. D. I. M. Murray)
- Royal Engineers Services
Brigades
Infantry may be assigned to one of the two defensive brigades:Шаблон:Sfn
- Kowloon Infantry Brigade
- Brigadier Cedric WallisШаблон:Sfn
- Hong Kong Infantry Brigade
- Brigadier J. K. LawsonШаблон:Sfn
Headquarters and support corps
British and local forcesШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list CanadianШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list IndianШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list
Civilian
Civilian forces were as follows:Шаблон:Sfn
- MI6
- Hong Kong Police ForceШаблон:Efn (Commissioner of Police John Pennefather-EvansШаблон:Sfn)
- Indian Company, Police Reserve
- Chinese Company, Police Reserve
- Fire Brigade (Jack Fitz-HenryШаблон:Sfn)
- Air Raid Precautions
- St. John's Ambulance
- Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
Auxiliary ServicesШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list
Commander: Captain Alfred C. CollinsonШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
The Royal Navy presence were as follows:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- Royal Marine detachment (Maj. Farrington)[1]
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- Шаблон:HMS (Lt. Cdr. Arthur Luard Pears[1])
- Шаблон:HMSШаблон:Efn (Lt. Cdr. Hedworth Lambton[1])
- Шаблон:HMSШаблон:Efn (Lt. Cdr. Bernard Davies[1])
- Шаблон:HMS (Lt. John Douglas[1])
- Шаблон:HMS (Cdr. Hugh M. Montague[1])
- Шаблон:HMS (Lt. Cdr. Henry C. S. Collingwood-Selby[1])
- Шаблон:HMS (Lt. Cdr. John C. Boldero[1])
- Шаблон:HMS (Lt. Cdr. R. C. Creer)
- Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Lt. Cdr. R. J. D. Vernall)
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
- Royal Naval Dockyard Police
- Hong Kong Dockyard Defence Corps (Maj. D. Campbell)
Auxiliary patrol vesselsШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list Minor vesselsШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list 2nd MTB Flotilla (Lt. Cdr. Gerrard H. Gandy)Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[1]
- MTB 07 (Lt. R. R. W. Ashby)
- MTB 08 (Lt. L. D. Kilbee)
- MTB 09 (Lt. A. Kennedy)
- MTB 10 (Lt. Cdr. G. H. Gandy)
- MTB 11 (Lt. C. J. Collingwood)
- MTB 12 (Sub-Lt. J. B. Colls)
- MTB 26 (Lt. D. W. Wagstaff)
- MTB 27 (Lt. T. M. Parsons)
Ships of the Merchant Navy:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list
Air forces
- Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy (Lt. P. J. Milner-Barry)Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- Supermarine Walrus L2259
- Supermarine Walrus L2819
- Hong Kong Station, Royal Air Force (Wng. Cdr. Humphrey[1] G. Sullivan)Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- Vickers Vildebeest K2924
- Vickers Vildebeest K2818
- Vickers Vildebeest K6370
- HKVDC Flight (Sq. Ldr. Donald "Sammy" Hill)Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- 1 x Avro 621 Tutor
- 2 x Hornet Moth
- 2 x Cadet biplanes
Japanese
Ground forces
The Japanese ground forces consisted of the following units:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[2]
- Commander: Lieutenant General Takashi Sakai
- Chief of Staff: Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
- Deputy Chief of Staff: Major General Keishichiro Higuchi
- Commander: Lieutenant General Tadayoshi Sano
- Infantry HQ, 38th Division (Maj. Gen. Takeo Itō)
- 228th Infantry Regiment (Col. Sadashichi Doi[1])
- 229th Infantry Regiment (Col. Ryosaburo Tanaka)
- 230th Infantry Regiment (Col. Toshinari Shōji)
- 38th Mountain Gun Regiment[1] (Col. Takekichi Kamiyoshi[1])
- 38th Engineers Regiment (Lt. Col. Tsuneō Iwabuchi[1])
- 38th Logistic Regiment (Lt. Col. Shūichi Yabuta)
- 19th Independent Engineer Regiment (Lt. Col. Shoshirō Inukai[1])
- 20th Independent Engineer Regiment (Col. Kiyoshi Suzukawa)
- 2nd Company, 14th Independent Engineering Regiment (Maj. Eiichi Kusagi)
- 21st Independent Mortar Battalion (Maj. Shigeo Okamoto)[1]
- Signal Corps (Maj. Ryōichi Itō)
- Araki Detachment (Col. Masatoshi Araki[1])
- 66th Infantry Regiment – Less 1 Company
- Attached Force
- 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment (Col. Masayoshi Hayakawa[1])
- 14th Heavy Field Gun Regiment[1] (Col. Takeaki Satō)
- 2nd Independent Heavy Artillery Battalion (Maj. Kiyotoshi Kanamaru[1])
- 3rd Independent Heavy Artillery Battalion (Lt. Col. Hitomi Kanmei[1])
- 2nd Heavy Mortar Battalion (Maj. Deiichi Namimatsu[1])
Other divisional support
- Armour Squadron (Capt. Jūrō Atami)
- 3rd Transport Regiment (Lt. Col. Otokazu Kobayashi) – Only 3 companies
- 19th Independent Transport Company
- 20th Independent Transport Company
- 21st Independent Transport Company
- 1st River Crossing Material Company, 9th Division (Lt. Hiroshi Furumori[1])
- 2nd River Crossing Material Company, 9th Division (Lt. Eda Asao[1])
- Ordnance team (Capt. Sadaharu Koide)
- 5th Field Gas Company[1] (Capt. Magosaburō Suzuki)
- 18th Field Gas Company[1] (Lt. Isamu Morimoto[1]
- Veterinary (Vet. Maj. Jiro Hayashi)
- 1st Field Hospital (Dr. Maj. Toshimi Suzuki)
- 2nd Field Hospital (Dr. Maj. Takuzō Itō)
- Field Pigeon Carrier Company
- South China MP Platoon (Maj. Kennosuke Noma)
- Medical unit
- Medical unit, 51st Division (Col. Otokazu Hattori) – Only 1/3 of the unit
- 17th Field Water Purification and Supply Unit
- Army signal corps
- Two radio signal platoons
- One wire signal platoon
- Commander: Vice Admiral Masaichi Niimi
- Chief of Staff: Brigadier Yasuo Yasuba
- 2 x Kawanishi E7K
- 3 x Kugisho B3Y
Bombardment Group:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list
Attack Group:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Columns-list
Air forces
- 23rd Army Air Unit, 1st Air GroupШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- 45th Flying Sentai[1] (Col. Shuji Habu) – 29 x Kawasaki Ki-32
- 10th Independent Chutai[1] (Maj. Akira Takatsuki) – 13 x Nakajima Ki-27
- 18th Independent Chutai (Capt. Minoru Kobayashi) – 3 x Mitsubishi Ki-15
- 44th Independent Squadron (Capt. Yoshio Naito) – 6 x Tachikawa Ki-36
- 47th Air-Field Battalion (Maj. Sadayu Uemura)
- 67th Air-Field Company, 67th Air Field Battalion (Capt. Nobunaga Kodama)
- 57th Air-Field Company (2nd Lt. Mitsuhiro Makita) – Elements
- 14th Flying Sentai[1]
- Kanoya Air Group[1]
See also
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