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Canada’s War in Asia

Canada’s War in Asia.  Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Britain realized that Japan was about to join the AXIS POWERS RESULT: British Prime minister: WINSTON CHURCHILL asked Canada to send troops to help defend Hong Kong (British Colony at the time)

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Canada’s War in Asia

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  1. Canada’s War in Asia Hong Kong

  2. Hong Kong • Britain realized that Japan was about to join the AXIS POWERS • RESULT: British Prime minister: WINSTON CHURCHILL asked Canada to send troops to help defend Hong Kong (British Colony at the time) • Canada’s Prime minister: Mackenzie King knew Japan army was strong but still sent troops (1,975)

  3. Hong Kong – December 1941 • Canada’s first WWII land battle • Japan declared war by attacking American Naval base at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7th , Hawaii (Pearl Harbor- United States Enter war) • Next day (8th) Japan attacked HONG KONG • There was little chance ofvictory: • Requests for air & naval supportwas denied • British ordered the Canadiansto defend the beaches ratherthan the hills

  4. Hong Kong(December 1941) • Of the 1975 Canadian troops… • 290 were killed • 493 wounded • Over 500 POW’s • King did not know that Churchill believed that these troops had little hope of holding Hong Kong • The 14000 British, Indian and Canadian troops faced 50, 000 Japanese soldiers • The badly outnumbered allied forces held out until December 25--- and surrendered only when they ran out of supplies and ammunition

  5. Southeast Asia • India (1942-1944) • Burma (1943-1944)

  6. Southeast Asia – 1942-1944 • The Japanese had air & naval superiority throughout Southeast Asia • Canada’s role in India: • RCAF patrolled over Ceylon & the Himalayas • Canadians escorted supply convoys • Canada’s role in Burma: • RCAF helped the RAF attain air superiority overIndia & Burma 1943-44 • Canadian troops helpedbring about the fall of Burma in May 1945

  7. The Victoria Cross

  8. Victoria Cross Recipients -Hong Kong (1941) -Burma (1944) -Dieppe (1942) John Osborn Charles Hoey John Foote Charles Merritt

  9. John Weir Foote, VC Armories Hamilton, Ontario

  10. Treatment of P.O.W. • Read pp. 126-127 and answer questions 1-2

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