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Less than a week later, on Christmas Day 1941, the British surrendered Hong Kong to the Japanese. The Japanese quickly followed and, after British refusal to surrender, attacked across Victoria Harbor on December 19. Within three days, the defenders had withdrawn from the mainland portion of the colony and set up defenses on the island of Hong Kong. The defenders also lacked the experience of the Japanese troops that were attacking. Initial attempts to stop the Japanese at the Gin Drinker's Line, a defensive line to the north of Hong Kong island, were unsuccessful due to a lack of manpower. British, Canadian, and Indian troops manned defensive positions but were woefully undermanned.

local time, Japanese forces from mainland China attacked the British Commonwealth forces defending Hong Kong. The Americans were not the only targets of the Japanese and so at 8:00 a.m.

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