British in Hong Kong and U.S. Marines in Tianjin, China. A view of coastal area in Hong Kong. A landscape view of Hong Kong. British troops return to Hong Kong. British soldiers escort a Japanese prisoner of war. Japanese prisoners of war clear up the waste articles under a building. British Navy watching the prisoners cleaning buildings. Japanese prisoners pile debris and put to fire. Captured Japanese troops walk along the street after the British resumed control of Hong Kong. People gathered near a harbor in Tianjin, China. Chinese civilians gather and cheer to welcome the United States Marines. The harbor is filled with water all around. Crowd cheers and applauds. Landing ships in the Hai River. Crowd waves hands toward the United States Marines. Children carry United States flag and cheer. United States Marines watch the crowd cheer. Marines throw cigarettes to Chinese civilians. Soldiers restricts the crowd scrambling for cigarettes and candies. (World War II period).
Fall of Hong Kong to the hands of Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) troops during World War II. A map of Hong Kong and Guangzhou province, China. Artillery fires and warships in sea fire at British bases in Hong Kong. Japanese soldiers inside a ship wait for landing on shore at dawn. Japanese airplanes in formation to the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. A British oil tanker destroyed by a Japanese bomber. Japanese soldier fires machine gun. Immense smoke and flames off a bombed oil tank. Infantrymen and snipers fight in Kowloon peninsula. Snipers fire from inside a house. Anti-aircraft gunners fire at planes.
Scenes after fall of Hong Kong to Japanese forces during World War 2. Formation of Japanese Aichi D3A (Val) dive bombers in flight over Hong Kong. Large formations of other Japanese airplanes also over Hong Kong. victorious Japanese forces formally assert possession of Hong Kong by parading on Queens Road, as military band plays. Officers on horseback lead the parade, as Japanese troops line the roadway.
Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) troops street fighting during Battle of Hong Kong in World War II. Burning oil storage tanks. Smoke rises from an oil dump in Hong Kong. Destroyed British bunkers and defenses, oil plants and wreckage. Japanese senior officers including Takashi Sakai pose inspecting the captured city. Japanese ships at sea. British prisoners in a courtyard in downtown Hong Kong. A British prisoner of war drinks from a can.
Conclusion of Battle of Hong Kong between Japanese and British forces. Japanese airplane in formation fly above mountains. Aerial view of city of Hong Kong. Soldier stands holding the Japanese flag. Japanese troops and officers parade on the streets of Hong Kong. (World War II period).
British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Views of Victoria shoreline from ship in the harbor. A Chinese Junk boat sailing in Hong Kong Harbor. Woman poses on hilltop overlooking harbor. Views from on board the Peak Tram, an electric cable tram that traverses the mountain overlooking Hong Kong harbor, and Victoria. Kowloon seen across the harbor. Views descending into Victoria proper.
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