Английская Википедия:British Hong Kong Garrison
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The Hong Kong Garrison was a British and Commonwealth force that protected Hong Kong. In December 1941 during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War, the Japanese Army attacked Hong Kong and after a brief but violent series of engagements the garrison surrendered. The garrison continued until 1989.
1941 Garrison
This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941.[1]
Command
- Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. Christopher Maltby[2]
Kowloon Brigade
- C.O. - Brig. Cedric Wallis
- 2nd Bn, Royal Scots - Lt.Col. Simon E.H.E. White
- 5/7th Bn, Rajput Regiment - Lt.Col. J.C. Cadogan-Rawlinson
- 2/14th Bn, Punjab Regiment - Lt.Col. Gerald Ralph Kidd
Hong Kong Brigade
- C.O. - Brig. John K. Lawson
- 1st Bn, The Middlesex Regiment (MG Battalion) - Lt.Col. Henry William Stewart
- Winnipeg Grenadiers - Lt.Col. John Louis R. Sutcliff
- Royal Rifles of Canada - Lt.Col. William James Horne
Several members of the 1st Bn were linked to the Hong Kong Chinese Regiment.
Fortress units
- H.Q. Fortress, Royal Engineers - Lt.Col. R.G.Lamb
- Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps - Col. H.Rose
- C.O. Royal Artillery - Col. E.H.M.Clifford
- 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Selby Shaw
- 12th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Richard J.L.Penfold
- 5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Frederick Denton Field
- 1st (Hong Kong) Regt. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery - Lt.Col.John Corbet Yale
Aftermath
Following the Fall of Hong Kong to Japanese forces, most British personnel were captured, others died in the battle. For those able to escape (or later released) from Hong Kong, some managed to re-group in China. The Hong Kong Chinese Regiment and the British Army Aid Group kept the remaining elements of the Garrison alive and help it re-establish the British military after the Liberation of Hong Kong.
Structure in 1989
The British forces stationed in Hong Kong were called the "Hong Kong Garrison", which had the following structure:[3]Шаблон:Sfnp
- British Army units
- Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) – Light role infantry unit.
- 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles – Light role Gurkha infantry unit.[4]
- Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) – light role army reserve unit.
- 660 Squadron, Army Air Corps.
- 50th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
- Hong Kong Provost Company & Hong Kong Dog Company, Royal Military Police.
- 415th Maritime Troop, Royal Corps of Transport.
- Defence Animal Support Unit, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
- 48th (Gurkha) Infantry Brigade
- 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
- 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 247th Gurkha Signal Squadron, Royal Signals.
- 67th Gurkha Field Squadron, The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
- 68th Gurkha Field Squadron, The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
- 70th Support Squadron, The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
- 28th Gurkha Transport Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
- 29th Transport Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
- 31st Gurkha Transport Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
- Royal Navy Forces / Royal Marines
- Royal Air Force Units
References
Bibliography
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- Английская Википедия
- Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II
- Military of Hong Kong under British rule
- British Armed Forces deployments
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