1. Hong Kong, The Pacific and Dieppe

2. Battle of Hong Kong
Britain wanted to reinforce its colony, Hong Kong – fear of a Japanese attack
Canada loaned 2 battalions: 1,975 personal). They were under trained
Canada believed there would be plenty of time to get its troops in Hong Kong battle ready.
Canadians arriving in Hong Kong
November 1941

3. Dec 7, 1941 Mass Japanese offensive
Japanese attacked U.S.A. – Pearl Harbor, Malaya, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island and Hong Kong
USA joins the war
Canadians see combat for the first time in WW2

4. Hong Kong
December 8-25, 1941
A quick and decisive victory for the Japanese. The Canadian rookies were no match for the battle ready and hardened Japanese
Canadians surrendered on Christmas day, 1941 – “Black Christmas”

5. Battle of Hong Kong aftermath
3 years, 8 months of Japanese Imperial rule in Hong Kong
Japanese army terrorized local populations (murder, rape, looting)
1,689 Canadians became POWs. It's thought that 1,405 survived the camps in Hong Kong and Japan. They would be liberated in August 1945 when the Japanese surrender

6. Dieppe – Summer 1942
Dieppe

8. 1942 Churchill created the Combined
Operations- Army, Navy and Air forces working together
1942 leaked very bleak for the allies- Pearl Harbour, Nazis in Africa, U-Boats in the Atlantic, Japan conquering Asia, USSR on the verge of collapse (Operation Barbarossa)

9. Why Dieppe? 65 miles from Kent, UK- easy air cover
Believed to be lightly defended from 1940 reconnaissance
Good testing ground for amphibious raid
1940- Operation Rudder Operation Jubilee

10. The Invasion