1. 1938

2. December 8 1941 8AM Kai Tak airport attacked by 12 bombers, 36 fighters. All HK planes destroyed on the ground. 12pm Western side of New Territories invaded Evening Japanese advanced as far as Tai Po

3. December 8 1941

4. December 9 1941 Morning Japanese near Tai Mo Shan Evening Japanese advanced on Shing Mun defenses, gateway to Kowloon. They succeed within a few hours.

5. 9 December 1941

6. December 11 1941 Morning Japanese nearing Kowloon Noon British decide to abandon Kowloon completely and retreat to Hong Kong Island.

7. 10 December 1941

8. 11 December 1941

9. 12 December 1941

10. 13 December 1941

11. December 13 1941 Japanese demand surrender. British refused.

12. 13 December 1941 Artillery Attacks 15-18 December 1941

13. 15 - 18 December 1941 Japanese shell and dive bomb Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay. Governor asked to surrender on 17th. He refuses again. Japanese begin assault 18 Dec. Land at North Point at 9:45pm.

14. 18 December 1941

15. 19 December 1941

16. Japanese control northeastern part of island. Canadian commander of western Hong Kong killed

17. 21 December 1941

18. 20 December 1941 Repulse Bay Hotel surrounded - held out for three days of heavy fighting Deep Water Bay taken Japanese troops rested and waited for reinforcements

19. 22 December 1941

20. Planes dive bombed northern island Wanchai still in British/Canadian hands

21. 23 December 1941 Water shortage troops withdraw to Stanley

22. 24 December 1941 All areas heavily shelled Japanese take most northern island

23. 24 December 1941

24. 25 December 1941 Informal truce in the morning, Governor asked to surrender again. Refuses. Japanese capture Wanchai. Soldiers exhausted after 17 days of fighting. Governor surrenders at 7pm in Room 336 of the Peninsula Hotel.

25. 25 December 1941 Surrender of Hong Kong

26. Total Troop Strength