Some extra info. Did you guys notice that Brigadier John Kelburne Lawson died with a pistol in each hand? During the Battle Hong Kong, Brigadier Lawson's headquarters was surrounded at approximately 10am. He radioed to his seniors that he was "going outside to fight it out". He went into the fray with a pistol in each hand before dying. The Japanese actually gave him a military burial out of respect for his courage and allowed a chaplain to hold onto Lawson's ID bracelet as a POW before being able to return it to Lawson's family. Interesting.
I only looked it up just now because you guys showed Lawson dead with a pistol in each hand so I immediately went to look him up online. Very great attention to detail! Almost like an easter egg.
I was listenes to a podcast that said that and I was really hoping to see that in this video. Thanks Simple History!!!! I posted that podcast in the normal comments above if you want to hear it.
The Rajputs bore the heaviest casualty losses. Battle hardened, they formed a brave rearguard during the evacuation and defense of North point on Hong Kong Island where they were heavily outnumbered. First battle where the Canadian Army saw combat in World war II The Star Ferry which still exists today, was used to transport troops in the evacuation of the mainland to Hong Kong Island. Popular legend says Brigadier Lawson died, “with a smoking pistol in each hand,”
Respect to Canadian Gen John K. Lawson. He was surrounded but decided to fight the Japanese to end with a pistol in each hand. His last radio transmission to his superiors was "Going outside to fight it out." A hero a British Empire that deserves to be remembered. RIP General Lawson
Juno Lee I don't, sorry I'm 2000後 it only ended a failling city about to be in communist control. I hope you still live here, I can tell you I live in Kowloon.
@@taoerche Correction, their Emperor surrendered rather than have his country kill itself. It's a small, but significant, difference. Without his direct intervention, the government had no intention of surrendering. Some of the military were so fanatical that they even tried to seize control of the Emperor so that they could announce that the surrender proclamation was an Allied trick. (Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed).
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@@SimonCU I guess america never stole anything? The imperial and colonial era wasnt a great time for many. But some countries beneifieted from it obviously. The UK was the best at it and many countries vied for power with the uk. They had the biggest empire the world has ever and will ever see, america dreams to be as big but never will america and the uk somewhat are in decline. I just hope it's not China or Russia that get to the top
@@RichARock Its not better. Now the "British/American" Chinese are destroying the place. They think they are American British. By waving the British American flag doesn't make them British Americans. It makes them stupid. Only the ones who wave the British/American flags are causing trouble. No one wave the China flag. Macau is totally the opposite. They will not wave the British American flag. People in Macau are not afraid of being Chinese.
Remembering Canadian HK veteran Arlie Enright, who made my golf clubs as a kid. He made it through the attack and was a "guest" of the Japanese till the end of the war, passed away in 1998. He stuck it to those bastards with a long life after all that, living well is the best revenge.
Shout! We lost our grandfather aboard HMS CELENDINE in WW2 and I sometimes swear today's kids think it was an onscreen war. Times change but folks do not! Our History!
John Robert Osborn was a Canadian soldier who gave his life during defence of Hong Kong. He served as Company Sergeant-Major for A Company in the 1st Battalion, The Winnipeg Grenadiers during the war. While the Company was surrounded by the Japanese at Jardine's Lookout, he picked up and threw back every grenade thrown by the enemy. When the enemy threw a grenade which landed in a position where he can't to pick it up and return it in time, he warned his comrades while protected them by throwing himself on the grenade, thus sacrificing his life. He received the Victoria Cross after the war. It's quite sad that there are fewer people in Hong Kong have learned the history of the Battle. As I was born in Hong Kong, I must say that every people in Hong Kong should learn this history and pay respect to every soldier that defended this wonderful city, especially Mr. Osborn. P.S. There is a statue of him in Hong Kong Park.
Fritz Chung Agreed in every respect. The national curriculum is doing nothing but brushing our history under the carpet. It is sad to see how many of the younger generations (2000's onwards) seem to neglect and ignore their historical background. Us Hong Kongers should be proud of our identity and heritage, for it was the British which introduced the rule of law, the economic freedoms, infrastructure and technology which has made our city (territory) the great financial hub it is today. God Save the Queen. God Save Hong Kong.
I was born in Winnipeg and no one seems to remember the Grenadiers as this was the end of that entire unit. They prefer to focus on the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, who helped storm the beaches of Normandy or the Fort Gary Horse Calvary who honour Winnie the Bear as one of their official members. But it's nice to see my home city remembered by someone outside of Canada fondly for heroism, as time would not be kind to its reputation for many Canadians.
CReZgoOlio lots of respect to you from Britain, as long as people like you and me remember the sacrifices made by the men of our nations, Their spirit will live on.
My great grandfather was apart of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and he was sent to Hong Kong when he was only 19 but sadly was captured as a pow by the Japanese. He had a wife and a newborn (my grandpa) waiting for him to come home.
My great grandfather was part of the rcaf (royal Canadian Air Force) but he did not fight in Hong Kong but he fought in Europe and was captured by the Germana
the opposite project dude they weren't fighting as slaves ,they were fighting because the British said that if they won they would grant freedom to India . They were the same guys who joined Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army after realizing they were betrayed !
The condition ia horrible. Universities had bren lain seige to, forcing the students to fight bloody battles after battles to allow unrelated citizens to flee(these universities often houses high quality medical facilities that provide support, as well as techniqual support ti the citizens with their facilities), thousands went missing, and police work with pro china gangster to instigate terrorist attack, help!!
One of the men in the Winnipeg Grenadiers got the Victoria's cross, (I think he was the first Canadian to have it in WWII, I'm not sure) when he was holding out with some of his men, when the Japanese threw grenades he would throw them back, until one was too far from his reach, so he lept onto it, exploding, but killing just him, to save his fellow soldiers.
One major reason why Japan saw killing, murdering, and torturing soldiers, non-combatant, and civilians was due to them not being part of the many nations that signed the Geneva Convention, therefore Japan did not view hospitals and medics as such. To the Japanese, surrender was an utter disgrace and like the Nazis, they had a sickening superiority complex that Japanese were better than any asian race in Asia.
@@Tremulousnut that is called total war. Which anytthing you can do to contribute your act in a war, with no rules or limits in how severe you want to go all out with a war, that is a total war. Thr U.S and other allied powers contributed to the whole war effort by bombing even civilian cities of the "innocence".
As a Canadian who spent two years in Hong Kong i was amazed to learn that many people in Hong Kong still hold Canadians in high regard because of the Canadian soldiers who fought to the last to defend Hong Kong. There is a MASSIVE and beautiful Cemetery and Memorial where they host Remembrance Day for us still to this day. While I’m as there many High up Chinese Officials and Steve Harper came to the Remembrance Day Ceremony there, it was actually quite emotional. They have a costal defence museum where they tell the stories of the Canadians being told to surrender but they refused and fought to the last man, crazy that this isn’t taught in Canadian schools.
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is excellent and a must for anyone wanting to know about the battle. Visitors should also tour the Central Battery and walk down to the torpedo station on the shore to see where the Japanese crossed from Lei Yue Mun.
The museum of Coastal Defence is an excellent resource for learning the history of WWII and the effort of the British to protect HK. I lived near the museum for a short time. Even my F-I-L who was in his 80s visited the museum to learn about the history. He moved to HK from China in the 60's
Thanks for bringing Hong Kong history to the channel as I am from Hong Kong and very happy to see that history of WW2 in HK are still being remembered^^
We should fight together to protect it from China!! China is attemptinv to use it as a launching pad to achieve a world wide control. If it falls to chinese hand, we're fked
@O have u even asked the hkers? Or actually read new that aren't supported by the CCP? Let's say hk is submissive, why on earth them, would they protest against laws that will destory what independence they have left? Why would they fight to the death with university students they never know, and probably will never know, u see them fight, and yet you dismiss them for being submissive to a foreign power, never to ask what started the fight, or why would what u see as a suvmissive people fight for such ling duration, with such ferocity.
@O or is it more simple, that u have given the great power the benefit of doubt and dismiss contless video and graphic evidence of CCP brutality, but not give the same treatment to the hkers, instead embracing every and all information that is against them?
I used to study at St. Stephen's College, just want to say a big thank you on mentioning the college and that the animation actually resembles the building quite a lot.
So basically: Japan was that kid in school who would cheat as much as they can to win the games and no one likes to play with them I mean, shooting medics as easy targets, torturing and killing civilians, torturing and killing POW's, ignoring declarations of war
Stfu, your prepubescent analogy shouldn't even apply to this important event, and your pfp is LITERALLY Anime arts which is inherently Japanese, talk about a worthless taken for granted idiot, your mom should take your phone away, also stop associating in WW2 or any major history for that matter, it's for the better.
@@drevichcalot8041 his argument made total sense and you are attacking him based on a genetic fallacy which is not a real argument. And who cares if he likes anime and that is Japanese, that does not mean he can be well versed in history to know why the US decided to drop the bombs. I have a Mercedes which is a german car but that does not automatically mean i am not allowed to criticize the Germans in WWII according to your weird rules
As a HongKonger I feel shame because under the rule of chinese communist, many of us didnt know about how brave those soliders fought to protect HK. The communist of china try hard to make this history fade in order to build their own heroic image.
The British protected HK for their money, not for you, you poor kid. You are nothing but a stupid Chinese labour to the UK. Don't think it like you are a family member of the British, you are not so valuable.
@@dannywang4673 See, we didn't call the people in our colonies nothing like you did just now and we peacefully decolonized, therefore we are in it for the money. Flawless logic.
@@dannywang4673 but what about those average Canadian and Indian soldiers? Those foreigners deserve our respect since the battle of Hong Kong was a joint effort whatever you like it or not
@@matthewbivens1299 ehhh If this is about the Chinese human rights Its a yes and no No because 50 million people died because Mao not to mention the poverty and also Tiananmen Massacre Yes because... Idk
General Lawson never surrendered. He went out in a blaze of glory with a cigarette in his mouth and a Colt in each hand. This man made a final stand. RIP you legend.
My grandma lives in Hong Kong. She told me stories of how she remembers having to bow everytime she was in the presence of a Japanese soldier. She also remembers living under rations imposed by Japan. She eventually escaped to mainland and returned back years later.
Please do a video about the British and the Indian Gurkhas who fought for the British commonwealth. These regiments went to most wars the UK was involved in since 1814.
Not going to lie, I personally much prefer your military history videos and its great to see you guys make another one. Just as entertaining and informative as usual keep it up SH :)
As a person born and bred from Hong Kong , thank you to Great Britain and all commonwealth soldiers who defended our island. My deepest respect and gratitude to all. We shall never forget it
Servants of the invaders? Many southerners saw them as heroes that are fighting for their freedom, their lives against the communist threat in the north.
Thanks for the recap, my great uncle fought with the Winnipeg grenadiers, he was fortunate enough to survive the battle and his host as a Japanese POW after.
My grandma (passed away in 1995) was a nurse during the battle but I have no idea if she was part of the aforementioned field hospital. I wish she didn’t pass when I was so young now that I have a much greater appreciation for history and WWII
Canadian troops made a brave stand against the Japanese on Hong Kong island and yes as in the fall of Singapore there were many attroscoties committed by the Japanese. 🇬🇧🇮🇳🇨🇦
This is pretty accurate! However, there’s a word in the background from 4:51 that was out of place, “地鐵站”. It means “Metro Station” and Hong Kong did not have metro during WW2.
@@noticemesenpai69 Soviets won and we ALL know how they operated. It's less of having war crimes being exposed for losing and more of bothering to cover it up well. Some countries just did not care
I recall visiting the memorial at Stanley when I went back to visit HK in Christmas of 2011, exactly 70 years after the defenders were forced to surrender. The feeling of being there, in the face of the full might of the IJA and IJN, and imagining the fact that there was no help coming (considering Pearl Harbor happened just a day ago before the invasion) is probably one of the most terrifying feelings one can ever comprehend.
Thanks for making a video on Hong Kong. I’ve been a follower of your channel and quite surprised to see my hometown in this episode. (And the accuracy is very high too). Thanks for telling our story One thing that came to my mind though...in the video background there are a few Chinese characters one said “地鐵站” which is historically inaccurate. MTR (subway) starts servicing in 1979 long after WWII. Other than that one all the rest are done correct! Good job
I am a Hong Konger(not China) Thx for making this video We never forgot the sacrifices of Commonwealth army. Hope all Commonwealth soldiers and IJN/IJA soliders and residents can rest in peace :) All of them were fight for glory.
I thought the Imperial Japanese incorporated honor and dignity into bushido values. Killing the wounded and surrendered is definitely not an act of honor...
Blame their leadership. Their people were brainwashed to the point where even the civilians were told to either fight to the death or commit mass suicide if enemy forces were approaching. Okinawa is a prime example.
Yo read about how japanese troops had the 'warrior spirit' instilled in them. They were initiated in china to massacre civilians, rape girls, bayonet and behead prisoners etc. By the time they reached Hong Kong they were just doing what they'd been doing for years.
You should do a new factions video BUT on the Napoleonic wars. And if you really wanted to get a lot of content, do it instead on specific regiments. Just a suggestion
YES YOU ARE AWESOME because, in any non-European country, the Napoleonic wars is never a thing that you learn from teachers, it's only taught in places were it happened, and Napoleon is also seen as a tyrant in some countries (Britan I see you there) and it's ver important in the history of war, and Europe,
I can't believe a UA-camr like you made a video about our history. Blessed video mate! The CCP wants to erase the history of colonial Hong Kong and forget the dead souls who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong.
Nice to see mtr coming to Hong Kong during the War :D Thank you for your great research and artwork in the video. Fall of Hong Kong in 2019 will become a page of history.
More horrifying than the fall of Hong Kong, was the sinking of the British Battlecrusier, Prince of Wales and the Battleship Repulse. The Japanese lost only 4 aircraft and 2 seaplanes during that massacre. That was damn catastrophic and ruined all morale for the British in the East.
0:24 & 4:57 It's funny that there're simple made"地鐵站"( MTR station)sign like that in this video since our first MTR Line( Kwun Tong line) 's service commenced on 1 October 1979. That means there were NO MTR station during WW2. Also, rickshaw's number faded after WW2 because of Taxi. No new licenses for rickshaws have been issued since 1975. I hoped u talk about HMS Tamar because HK's Central Government Offices located at the Tamar site. She was scuttled at the buoy on 12 December 1941 once it was clear that the advance could not be arrested, to avoid being used by the invading Japanese forces. For me, "3 years and 8 months"is still unforgivable and forgettable.
Tang tsz hing You should bear in mind that Simple History is mostly likely producing content from a location which is not in Hong Kong, so it would be understandable for them to make a few minor errors when it comes to some elements in this video. That being said, it is excellent to see how the story of our great city is not being forgotten and the younger generations can watch this video to gain a better understanding of our cultural identity and heritage; this is something which the national curriculum fails to address and as a result a shocking proportion of today's Hong Kong youth have little to no idea of how relevant and important the history of Hong Kong is to them. God Save the Queen. God Save Hong Kong. Nulli Secundus in Oriente.
Cool video I just started to film the battle sites and tunnels in Hong Kong and metal detecting in search for last artefacts. I will be releasing my next video this weekend .
My uncle George was a Sgt in the "Royal" Winnipeg Grenadiers - I myself was in the cadet battalion during the 70's. Many Grens were from the neighborhood where I grew up and the Dec 25th ceremonies at Minto Armory were very solemn occasions to put it bluntly as there were still many survivors (most passed way before their time) that attended. 40years later I live in Toronto and a friend's grandfather died there as a Royal Rifle. The defense was doomed long before the Canadians arrived with the set in stone tactic British use in all encounters, they always show up ready to fight the last war and pay for it with Commonwealth blood. The whole debacle is criminal IMO with the whole reinforcement of untrained troops just a sacrifice that was unnecessary and beyond futile - many Canadians didn't even know how to put a fuse in a grenade on the 8th of December let alone how to fight in cohesion. They fought valiantly against battle hardened elite troops and put up a great defense with many stories that were worthy of mention not only Osborn's let alone how many were MIA holding undefendable positions to the man. One might think that the lucky ones died in the defense but many came back to have families and moved on. This raises a touchy subject that is still involved in courts. The HK experience is not well known in Canada and most presentations made about it in film & print being quickly shelved, my Uncle wrote a book about the battle and aftermath and tried to have it published repeatedly to no avail; I read a copy of it when I was young and he pulled no punches calling people out for cooperating with the Japanese as POW's, explaining in detail how incompetent the commanders were. A few publishers were interested but only if they could edit it which was a deal breaker - he said once how they just wanted to use his name as a license to write a bunch of fiction and he'd burn it before that happened.
I was a kid in grade two in Dryen, Ontario and we had a guy living alone in our trailer park. I was told he survived Japanese prison after the fall of HK, but his body had never recovered. He was a walking skeleton.
Hey simple history could you please do Ioannis Capodistrias? He was a greek governor who is considered as a Saint by many Greeks because of everything he did.He was assassinated in 1831
Some extra info. Did you guys notice that Brigadier John Kelburne Lawson died with a pistol in each hand?
During the Battle Hong Kong, Brigadier Lawson's headquarters was surrounded at approximately 10am. He radioed to his seniors that he was "going outside to fight it out". He went into the fray with a pistol in each hand before dying.
The Japanese actually gave him a military burial out of respect for his courage and allowed a chaplain to hold onto Lawson's ID bracelet as a POW before being able to return it to Lawson's family.
Interesting.
Good eye :)
I only looked it up just now because you guys showed Lawson dead with a pistol in each hand so I immediately went to look him up online. Very great attention to detail! Almost like an easter egg.
He was a Canadian was he not?
Yes, highest ranking Canadian soldier to die in the battle and in the war in general.
I was listenes to a podcast that said that and I was really hoping to see that in this video. Thanks Simple History!!!! I posted that podcast in the normal comments above if you want to hear it.
The Rajputs bore the heaviest casualty losses. Battle hardened, they formed a brave rearguard during the evacuation and defense of North point on Hong Kong Island where they were heavily outnumbered.
First battle where the Canadian Army saw combat in World war II
The Star Ferry which still exists today, was used to transport troops in the evacuation of the mainland to Hong Kong Island.
Popular legend says Brigadier Lawson died, “with a smoking pistol in each hand,”
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Simple History keep doing cool and interesting videos
Fall of Singapore?
Respect to Canadian Gen John K. Lawson. He was surrounded but decided to fight the Japanese to end with a pistol in each hand. His last radio transmission to his superiors was "Going outside to fight it out."
A hero a British Empire that deserves to be remembered. RIP General Lawson
Lol Haha that's what he said but he was a commonwealth general so he was apart of the British empire.
His last sentence was very polite, a true Canadian.
He was born in britain and then moved to Canada before ww1 and fought for Canada in both world wars
@@Moonlight.Deadite Nope Canada left the Empire in 26 but they remained as part of the Commonwealth.
@@markgrehan3726 we actually left the British people in 1867 not 1826
I'm from Hong Kong and I would like to express my gratitude to those heroes who sacrificed for Hong Kong.
Juno Lee I don't, sorry I'm 2000後 it only ended a failling city about to be in communist control. I hope you still live here, I can tell you I live in Kowloon.
shiro80 seriously, abandoners?
I live in HK island bro
Juno Lee God Bless your soul
You actually like the people who colonized your country. GG
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Simple History Please add Subtitles too...
Simple History I'm curious is there one voice actor who does all the voices or an entire team
John McRose it’s this guy every video
Can you do the Battle of the correigdor Philippines 1941 WW2 please
Simple History Can you cover the Fall of Bataan and the “I shall return” of MacArthur??
The Japanese: “We believe in bravery and honor.”
Also Japanese: *kills and tortured injured men and women who have already surrendered
@Karbi Kid Their country surrendered rather than torture and kill themselves.
Yea that was rather fuked up
@@taoerche Correction, their Emperor surrendered rather than have his country kill itself. It's a small, but significant, difference. Without his direct intervention, the government had no intention of surrendering. Some of the military were so fanatical that they even tried to seize control of the Emperor so that they could announce that the surrender proclamation was an Allied trick. (Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed).
And how you call slave another countrys for almost 200 years Ted i lean british colonialism
*nanjing massacre*
Please do more lesser known battles of WWII.
ReconPro Aleutian Campaign
Battle of Singapore. UK got fucked up quickly
The battle with Nepalese and Japanese, maybe
invasion of malaya and fall of singapore?
Battle of manila
1945
When you guys reach one million subscribers we need the history of the simple history channel
The tourettes Gamer They have just hit 1 million. Its coming.
ONE MILLION, FOUR THOUSAND, SEVEN-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE SIMPLE HISTORY CHANNEL!
TrollOfTime 1.2 million*
@@slowperp7012 this comment was made 2 months ago you stream sniping fortnite player
So.. *1 Million, 4 Thousand, 7 Hundred and 32 subscribers. 1004732
1.5 million
Being a Hong Konger myself, I respect all the men that protected my home, even if they lost. They did their very best.
Yeah
@@KS2996 damn how u know it was me
Love it and thank you! Subscriber from Hong Kong.
There's UA-cam in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is more free than you think it is. Tax free on almost all products you buy
🇭🇰🇭🇰🙌🏻🙌🏻
Could please do the Fall of Saigon?
Justin Y. I don't know how many times I have seen you now
Please stop appearing in the same comment sections as me...
Justin Y. I didn't know you were into history as well?! And also you are an inspiration to all of us comment section drifters.
Justin Y. I’ve seen you so many times now
Eyy..... You also like history?
Thank you for protecting our homeland. We will always remember your bravery and sacrifice. Lest we forget.
They also stole it from China.
SiSiSiUSA
Ok boomer
@@SimonCU I guess america never stole anything? The imperial and colonial era wasnt a great time for many. But some countries beneifieted from it obviously. The UK was the best at it and many countries vied for power with the uk. They had the biggest empire the world has ever and will ever see, america dreams to be as big but never will america and the uk somewhat are in decline. I just hope it's not China or Russia that get to the top
SiSiSiUSA I’m gonna assume you said that ironically. Your name has USA in it so I’m gonna assume you’re baiting us
@@RichARock Its not better. Now the "British/American" Chinese are destroying the place. They think they are American British. By waving the British American flag doesn't make them British Americans. It makes them stupid. Only the ones who wave the British/American flags are causing trouble. No one wave the China flag. Macau is totally the opposite. They will not wave the British American flag. People in Macau are not afraid of being Chinese.
This is great history and this channel is great to learn about history. Great video
Bren Guns, Katana's and Gin Drinkers line? this episode has it all! 🍺🍺
I agree, Corporal!
I hear a BFV Operation
Chris Kane corporal, how do you add your rank to your name?
Sorry man but did simple history say something about the battle of kursk yet
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Remembering Canadian HK veteran Arlie Enright, who made my golf clubs as a kid. He made it through the attack and was a "guest" of the Japanese till the end of the war, passed away in 1998. He stuck it to those bastards with a long life after all that, living well is the best revenge.
Amen to that.
wait, how old are you then?
Shout! We lost our grandfather aboard HMS CELENDINE in WW2 and I sometimes swear today's kids think it was an onscreen war. Times change but folks do not! Our History!
John Robert Osborn was a Canadian soldier who gave his life during defence of Hong Kong. He served as Company Sergeant-Major for A Company in the 1st Battalion, The Winnipeg Grenadiers during the war. While the Company was surrounded by the Japanese at Jardine's Lookout, he picked up and threw back every grenade thrown by the enemy. When the enemy threw a grenade which landed in a position where he can't to pick it up and return it in time, he warned his comrades while protected them by throwing himself on the grenade, thus sacrificing his life. He received the Victoria Cross after the war.
It's quite sad that there are fewer people in Hong Kong have learned the history of the Battle. As I was born in Hong Kong, I must say that every people in Hong Kong should learn this history and pay respect to every soldier that defended this wonderful city, especially Mr. Osborn.
P.S. There is a statue of him in Hong Kong Park.
Fritz Chung That is truly beautiful and fully agree, these men are your heroes more so then "just British "
Fritz Chung Agreed in every respect. The national curriculum is doing nothing but brushing our history under the carpet. It is sad to see how many of the younger generations (2000's onwards) seem to neglect and ignore their historical background. Us Hong Kongers should be proud of our identity and heritage, for it was the British which introduced the rule of law, the economic freedoms, infrastructure and technology which has made our city (territory) the great financial hub it is today. God Save the Queen. God Save Hong Kong.
Fritz Chung Glad this got it's own video.
I was born in Hong Kong and educated about its history. I guess schools didn’t teach our history back then.
Fritz Chung I know I saw it on a video
Could you cover the fall of Nanking?
Gipsy Danger you mean the rape of nanking
Its the same.
Skrublord pan
No because the fall would include the actual siege and fighting along with the war crimes
Please don’t remind me of this
Josh Patterson there was a battle there then afterwards there was a mass rape
I was born in Winnipeg and no one seems to remember the Grenadiers as this was the end of that entire unit. They prefer to focus on the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, who helped storm the beaches of Normandy or the Fort Gary Horse Calvary who honour Winnie the Bear as one of their official members. But it's nice to see my home city remembered by someone outside of Canada fondly for heroism, as time would not be kind to its reputation for many Canadians.
CReZgoOlio lots of respect to you from Britain, as long as people like you and me remember the sacrifices made by the men of our nations, Their spirit will live on.
@@crusaderjezuk9817 hear hear, excellent comment and best wishes.
My great grandfather was apart of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and he was sent to Hong Kong when he was only 19 but sadly was captured as a pow by the Japanese. He had a wife and a newborn (my grandpa) waiting for him to come home.
My great grandfather was part of the rcaf (royal Canadian Air Force) but he did not fight in Hong Kong but he fought in Europe and was captured by the Germana
3:46 Top ten saddest anime deaths.
-Looks like he had guts though-
there's a dramatic reenactment video of him by historica canada. look it up!
NoDubstepHere You should Kentaro Muira’s Berserk.
Oof
Britain: This outpost is nice.
Japan: Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru.
Britain:
NANI
Lol
Weebs everywhere
Japan: Pearl harbor seems cool, it'd be a shame if someone... Bombed it!
USA: (1945)- Omae was mou, shinderiu
Japan:.......:
NANI?
TaEScar LaD hahjahahahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahahah XD LOL LMAO!
What is "Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru" ?
As a Hongkonger, I love this short but informative video. Thanks for your effort!
Respect to the Rajput and Sikh regiment. Tough SOBs
there is no honor in fighting for the one who colonized you !!
the opposite project dude they weren't fighting as slaves ,they were fighting because the British said that if they won they would grant freedom to India . They were the same guys who joined Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army after realizing they were betrayed !
As Hector of Troy said "Only fools and children fight for honor. I fight for my country."
Gunner Rads I agree
lmao
If Mad Jack Churchill was there, you could have expected them to have won, and then proceed to take Japan.
True
I agreed with you.Mad jack don't use gun but still can survive throughout the war
Obviously
Literally Captain Britain of WW2
Mad Jack vs Hiroo Onoda
UA-cam algorithm taking notice of the Hong Kong protests I see
Hollow Point pretty much because this has the hongkong tag to it
UA-cam also did this with an old Amazon Rainforest video
The condition ia horrible. Universities had bren lain seige to, forcing the students to fight bloody battles after battles to allow unrelated citizens to flee(these universities often houses high quality medical facilities that provide support, as well as techniqual support ti the citizens with their facilities), thousands went missing, and police work with pro china gangster to instigate terrorist attack, help!!
光復香港 時代革命
You Tube are bookburners
im from hongkong
but british actually contributed a lot to our good economy
We know they did. Most colonies benefited more than suffered.
@JoelTheBeardSurvivor That's gonna be a tough question to answer with the new standard of internet self-censorship nowadays in Hong Kong
@Neon Dawn any evidence to back that up?
@Chi Ng they definitely benefitted more than they suffered, what are you talking about?
@Neon Dawn I didn't accuse you of anything...
One of the men in the Winnipeg Grenadiers got the Victoria's cross, (I think he was the first Canadian to have it in WWII, I'm not sure) when he was holding out with some of his men, when the Japanese threw grenades he would throw them back, until one was too far from his reach, so he lept onto it, exploding, but killing just him, to save his fellow soldiers.
This is the next video to go along with this episode
His name was Sergeant Major John Robert Osborn who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery action in the Battle of Hong Kong.
Yay! Thanks!
John Osbourne, seen his grave before at the east side of HK island
*Philippe Lefebvre
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Yes, that's exactly what happened.
I'm from winnipeg, The soldiers are buried behind the college next to the airport.
One major reason why Japan saw killing, murdering, and torturing soldiers, non-combatant, and civilians was due to them not being part of the many nations that signed the Geneva Convention, therefore Japan did not view hospitals and medics as such. To the Japanese, surrender was an utter disgrace and like the Nazis, they had a sickening superiority complex that Japanese were better than any asian race in Asia.
WatcherMovie008 which is also why they gave Lawson a military burial, because he went out fighting.
Tremulousnut
Glad they dropped the bombs on the mudering bastards.
@@Tremulousnut that is called total war. Which anytthing you can do to contribute your act in a war, with no rules or limits in how severe you want to go all out with a war, that is a total war. Thr U.S and other allied powers contributed to the whole war effort by bombing even civilian cities of the "innocence".
@@四季-i5k do you think the Japanese war crime acts was justifiable???
@@pfcsantiago8852 who cares a few nurses
I am so glad that some youtuber made the history of my home!Salute to all the HK defenders!
As a Canadian who spent two years in Hong Kong i was amazed to learn that many people in Hong Kong still hold Canadians in high regard because of the Canadian soldiers who fought to the last to defend Hong Kong. There is a MASSIVE and beautiful Cemetery and Memorial where they host Remembrance Day for us still to this day. While I’m as there many High up Chinese Officials and Steve Harper came to the Remembrance Day Ceremony there, it was actually quite emotional. They have a costal defence museum where they tell the stories of the Canadians being told to surrender but they refused and fought to the last man, crazy that this isn’t taught in Canadian schools.
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is excellent and a must for anyone wanting to know about the battle. Visitors should also tour the Central Battery and walk down to the torpedo station on the shore to see where the Japanese crossed from Lei Yue Mun.
The museum of Coastal Defence is an excellent resource for learning the history of WWII and the effort of the British to protect HK. I lived near the museum for a short time. Even my F-I-L who was in his 80s visited the museum to learn about the history. He moved to HK from China in the 60's
lol i read your title as "Fall of King Kong". i was like wut
Software Man haha not funny
Saad Bilal 🤦♂️
Same thing happened to me
Funny to think about it xD
That's next week
Thanks for bringing Hong Kong history to the channel as I am from Hong Kong and very happy to see that history of WW2 in HK are still being remembered^^
Rip to those who died defending HK.
And those who attacked
@@lxi9648 Same thing you idiot.
@@drevichcalot8041 no u
ΛLΣXIΛ so is invading and then brutally killing and torturing PoWs honourable then.
@@starlight0313 Yes ofc
Can you do a video of Fall of Hong Kong 2019?
Oh no
We should fight together to protect it from China!! China is attemptinv to use it as a launching pad to achieve a world wide control. If it falls to chinese hand, we're fked
@O have u even asked the hkers? Or actually read new that aren't supported by the CCP? Let's say hk is submissive, why on earth them, would they protest against laws that will destory what independence they have left? Why would they fight to the death with university students they never know, and probably will never know, u see them fight, and yet you dismiss them for being submissive to a foreign power, never to ask what started the fight, or why would what u see as a suvmissive people fight for such ling duration, with such ferocity.
@O or is it more simple, that u have given the great power the benefit of doubt and dismiss contless video and graphic evidence of CCP brutality, but not give the same treatment to the hkers, instead embracing every and all information that is against them?
@O I was in their campus when the police attacked, I saw the while thinh unravel since june and I have been in th city for years
I used to study at St. Stephen's College, just want to say a big thank you on mentioning the college and that the animation actually resembles the building quite a lot.
So basically:
Japan was that kid in school who would cheat as much as they can to win the games and no one likes to play with them
I mean, shooting medics as easy targets, torturing and killing civilians, torturing and killing POW's, ignoring declarations of war
Basically
And not be able to win
And people think America was cruel for dropping two.
They might have had to drop three.
Stfu, your prepubescent analogy shouldn't even apply to this important event, and your pfp is LITERALLY Anime arts which is inherently Japanese, talk about a worthless taken for granted idiot, your mom should take your phone away, also stop associating in WW2 or any major history for that matter, it's for the better.
@@drevichcalot8041 his argument made total sense and you are attacking him based on a genetic fallacy which is not a real argument. And who cares if he likes anime and that is Japanese, that does not mean he can be well versed in history to know why the US decided to drop the bombs. I have a Mercedes which is a german car but that does not automatically mean i am not allowed to criticize the Germans in WWII according to your weird rules
As a HongKonger I feel shame because under the rule of chinese communist, many of us didnt know about how brave those soliders fought to protect HK. The communist of china try hard to make this history fade in order to build their own heroic image.
The British protected HK for their money, not for you, you poor kid.
You are nothing but a stupid Chinese labour to the UK. Don't think it like you are a family member of the British, you are not so valuable.
@@dannywang4673 See, we didn't call the people in our colonies nothing like you did just now and we peacefully decolonized, therefore we are in it for the money. Flawless logic.
@@dannywang4673 but what about those average Canadian and Indian soldiers? Those foreigners deserve our respect since the battle of Hong Kong was a joint effort whatever you like it or not
@@dannywang4673 neither did the Chinese's say what you will at least we believe in human rights
@@matthewbivens1299 ehhh
If this is about the Chinese human rights
Its a yes and no
No because 50 million people died because Mao not to mention the poverty and also Tiananmen Massacre
Yes because... Idk
General Lawson never surrendered. He went out in a blaze of glory with a cigarette in his mouth and a Colt in each hand. This man made a final stand.
RIP you legend.
I am from Hong Kong and born after the handover in 1997, thank you for doing this video that I can learn more about the history of my motherland. :)
My grandma lives in Hong Kong. She told me stories of how she remembers having to bow everytime she was in the presence of a Japanese soldier. She also remembers living under rations imposed by Japan. She eventually escaped to mainland and returned back years later.
My grandmother's brother witnessed Japan bombing his school and child body parts plastered all over the school wall.
Please do a video about the British and the Indian Gurkhas who fought for the British commonwealth. These regiments went to most wars the UK was involved in since 1814.
UK WINS
They already have that
And Curry launchers 🤣
The Gurkhas arn't indian, however a few of their regiments do fight for the indian army.
Daniel Bowes well the Gurkhas arnt Indian, sooo
as a Hong Konger i love this video very much.
Appreciate the contribution of allied powers especially the canadian forces
As a Canadian: thank you for the love.
Not going to lie, I personally much prefer your military history videos and its great to see you guys make another one. Just as entertaining and informative as usual keep it up SH :)
香港人係到
HK homie is here
We shall fight for our' highly independence' and change the basic law (it wasnt made for us at al l)
@@dot-nl8vb we dont want to but if ' highly independence'is no longer here we shall fight!
@@dot-nl8vb nope i dont support hk independent but if there is no more `freedom' it will be our last try before china decoloraise us all
@@dot-nl8vb it is an action i wish it will never happen
@@dot-nl8vb beside u have misunderstood my words
Hong Kong viewer here, thank you for making a great video about my home =]
As a person born and bred from Hong Kong , thank you to Great Britain and all commonwealth soldiers who defended our island. My deepest respect and gratitude to all. We shall never forget it
I might add that I wear my poppy proudly every November the 11th
Of all my history knowledge, I hadn't heard of this.
Thank you for teaching me!
1st July 2020
The fall of Hong Kong 2.0
true
Australia in the Vietnam war?
Noot Noot Gaming I would also like to learn about south Korea's role
Christian Weibrecht and Thailand and Taiwan
Servants of the invaders? Many southerners saw them as heroes that are fighting for their freedom, their lives against the communist threat in the north.
Thanks for the recap, my great uncle fought with the Winnipeg grenadiers, he was fortunate enough to survive the battle and his host as a Japanese POW after.
Was he a Bruce Lee fan?
As a Hong Kong resident, Great to see foreigner making the video about Hong Kong History
Can you cover the Japanese invasion of Indochina
Thành Công Nguyễn Aka Vietnam?
Yes
Exzotic Foxyz IK That now, now I know it’s Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Thành Công Nguyễn Yes!
You guys should do the Bataan death march
MenschMan oo dapat nga
Also the US island battleship built to defend Bataan
I’m glad I didn’t live to experience WWII, but I feel sorry to those who did.
Ye, they really should. I've been trying to get them to do it these past few months.
good luck on getting them to show something that
1. is going to be demonetized
2. is inappropriate for little kids.
Thanks for helping to keep our history in record.
As a HongKonger I’m very glad to see my country’s history being talked about and remembered
Just to remind you that your "country" has a PLA headquarters in it, and survives by importing food from mainland China.
man, history comes back around
that is why it is good to KNOW history.....it repeats itself....'human nature' can be a cycle
My grandma (passed away in 1995) was a nurse during the battle but I have no idea if she was part of the aforementioned field hospital. I wish she didn’t pass when I was so young now that I have a much greater appreciation for history and WWII
Canadian troops made a brave stand against the Japanese on Hong Kong island and yes as in the fall of Singapore there were many attroscoties committed by the Japanese. 🇬🇧🇮🇳🇨🇦
Shout out to Gander/Pal, who went out like a hero, saving the lives of several Canadians.
This is pretty accurate! However, there’s a word in the background from 4:51 that was out of place, “地鐵站”. It means “Metro Station” and Hong Kong did not have metro during WW2.
the Japanese broke a LOT of rules in WW2
Which is why war is such a shitshow. Your war crimes are only made public when you lose, remember that
@@noticemesenpai69
Soviets won and we ALL know how they operated. It's less of having war crimes being exposed for losing and more of bothering to cover it up well. Some countries just did not care
You fucking goddamn think!!!!!!!
UA-cam ain’t slick recommending this to me now.
I see what they doing
I am from Hong Kong and this video made me know more about the war. Thank you for making the video
I'm from HK as well, born just in time to be a British oversea citizen. lol.
Meanwhile Macau citizens born before the 1981 cut off date have the last laugh and get real passports.
BNOs can Join the British Army without a Visa.
3 years and 8 months, we suffered but we still thank all troops especially nepal and canadian troops for the aid.
finally been looking for history videos on this battle loved it gained a subscriber off of this
Hey Simple History! I was wondering if you guys could do a video on the Napoleonic Wars? I think I’d be cool! Keep up the good work!
I recall visiting the memorial at Stanley when I went back to visit HK in Christmas of 2011, exactly 70 years after the defenders were forced to surrender. The feeling of being there, in the face of the full might of the IJA and IJN, and imagining the fact that there was no help coming (considering Pearl Harbor happened just a day ago before the invasion) is probably one of the most terrifying feelings one can ever comprehend.
Simple history youre my favourite and when you upload im like this😘😍😘😍😄😄😄😃😁
And when you dont upload im like this my fazes of panic 😓 😲 😦 😨
I think you should do more about Poland
Can you do the Welrod suppressed handgun?
Caesar Atsumata and other supressed gun during WWII
Movie about uprising Warsaw please im from Poland. I Love you poland.🔫
Seconded! Warsaw Uprising doesn't get enough coverage or press!
Sabaton and battle of Wizna.
God bless Poland. An Englishman.
Thanks for making a video on Hong Kong. I’ve been a follower of your channel and quite surprised to see my hometown in this episode. (And the accuracy is very high too). Thanks for telling our story
One thing that came to my mind though...in the video background there are a few Chinese characters one said “地鐵站” which is historically inaccurate. MTR (subway) starts servicing in 1979 long after WWII. Other than that one all the rest are done correct! Good job
1941: Fall of Hong Kong to Japan
1991: Fail of Hong Kong to Britain
2019: Rise of Hong Kong to Freedom
2020: Rise of Hong Kong Republic
you are a joke, ww3 will happen before hk gains independence
Thanks for starting up unnecessary controversy, Troll.
Yeah hk will need mote help
2019: Fall of Hong Kong to China
2020: Mass Genocide of remaining dissidents
@Jesus Christ Oh hi my Lord and Savior. Hongkongers are good people.
I am a Hong Konger(not China)
Thx for making this video
We never forgot the sacrifices of Commonwealth army.
Hope all Commonwealth soldiers and IJN/IJA soliders and residents can rest in peace :)
All of them were fight for glory.
i absolutely love this newly found channel. B.A. in Poly Sci..these videos are simply brilliant. gang.
I thought the Imperial Japanese incorporated honor and dignity into bushido values.
Killing the wounded and surrendered is definitely not an act of honor...
Blame their leadership. Their people were brainwashed to the point where even the civilians were told to either fight to the death or commit mass suicide if enemy forces were approaching. Okinawa is a prime example.
Yo read about how japanese troops had the 'warrior spirit' instilled in them. They were initiated in china to massacre civilians, rape girls, bayonet and behead prisoners etc. By the time they reached Hong Kong they were just doing what they'd been doing for years.
But surrendering wasn't something honourable either....
And that's why the 5th rajput regiment never gave up but instead died fighting
@@batmanthemightiestavenger9129 I believe that surrendering without a fight is dishonourable, but surrendering when you've been beaten is fine by me.
@@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 I'm pretty sure they would kill themselves in that situation
No seriously I'm not joking
Damn comments made 20hours before vid
Joseph Stalin stfu Mario
Patreon/sponsors get content earlier?
What you gonna do about it, kill millions?
SGT Mango , indeed. Let me gulag more people . Like maybe 40 millions, not a big deal
Joseph Stalin choose your ethnic!
你好！我是香港人和你這個故事很有趣！👍👍👍
You should do a new factions video BUT on the Napoleonic wars. And if you really wanted to get a lot of content, do it instead on specific regiments.
Just a suggestion
YES YOU ARE AWESOME because, in any non-European country, the Napoleonic wars is never a thing that you learn from teachers, it's only taught in places were it happened, and Napoleon is also seen as a tyrant in some countries (Britan I see you there) and it's ver important in the history of war, and Europe,
3:56 did he really go out like that?
Thanks for the video, Ill use this for my history assessment
India!! Fought till the end!
Same with canada over 1 thousand died in this tough defence
Exzotic Foxyz the Japanese tried to invade India so technically they were
#TSeries will fight to the end, too *SUBSCRIBE! !!!!*
Katherine Phaye no
@PPI 4566 I know pls kill me🤦🏻♂️
I can't believe a UA-camr like you made a video about our history. Blessed video mate! The CCP wants to erase the history of colonial Hong Kong and forget the dead souls who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong.
Hear hear and your kinsman are still making the finest Cantonese take aways this side of the globe! Chinese chippies are unbeatable!
Nice to see mtr coming to Hong Kong during the War :D
Thank you for your great research and artwork in the video. Fall of Hong Kong in 2019 will become a page of history.
Hong Kong: *Exists*
British: Hippity Hoppity you're now my property
Japanese: Omai wa, mou shindeiru
British: Bolocks.
Also Japanese : O kinodoku ni
tbf, hong kong didnt really exist before the British took it
So interesting by the way hello Chris Kane !
Crazy Jayrico__КПАЗУ КСАЙПУКО wtf is the name of the meme that is your profile pic?
mavrick gabriel it's fsjal
990! almost 1 Mil! Good job growing your channel!
Fun fact: You can say Hong Kong without closing your mouth 👌🏽
another fun fact: everybody tried doing it right after reading your comment
mrwarmind
I did. I hate you so much.
Muah
More horrifying than the fall of Hong Kong, was the sinking of the British Battlecrusier, Prince of Wales and the Battleship Repulse. The Japanese lost only 4 aircraft and 2 seaplanes during that massacre.
That was damn catastrophic and ruined all morale for the British in the East.
Love of Mangos Could you imagine if the HMS Indomitable was not damaged and can provide aircover
And to think in 6 months, the Battle of Midway began the end of the Japanese's reign of terror.
@@SoldierOfFate thanks to the Philipino American Volunteer seamen and Chinese seamen.
Great channel! I love the combat scenes!
Can you do "The fall of Hong Kong 2019"?
Socute Raptor it hasn’t fallen and it won’t. It’s just chaotic that’s all
0:24 & 4:57 It's funny that there're simple made"地鐵站"( MTR station)sign like that in this video since our first MTR Line( Kwun Tong line) 's service commenced on 1 October 1979. That means there were NO MTR station during WW2.
Also, rickshaw's number faded after WW2 because of Taxi. No new licenses for rickshaws have been issued since 1975.
I hoped u talk about HMS Tamar because HK's Central Government Offices located at the Tamar site. She was scuttled at the buoy on 12 December 1941 once it was clear that the advance could not be arrested, to avoid being used by the invading Japanese forces.
For me, "3 years and 8 months"is still unforgivable and forgettable.
Tang tsz hing You should bear in mind that Simple History is mostly likely producing content from a location which is not in Hong Kong, so it would be understandable for them to make a few minor errors when it comes to some elements in this video. That being said, it is excellent to see how the story of our great city is not being forgotten and the younger generations can watch this video to gain a better understanding of our cultural identity and heritage; this is something which the national curriculum fails to address and as a result a shocking proportion of today's Hong Kong youth have little to no idea of how relevant and important the history of Hong Kong is to them.
God Save the Queen. God Save Hong Kong. Nulli Secundus in Oriente.
Pearl of the Orient he's just pointing out the mistakes🤷🏻♂️
I wouldn't have failed for history if I knew this channel 2 years ago
I had failed again
So this is why the Canadian Army Indian Army and British Army where against Japanese Army in World War 2
Yes
The Japanese at the same time were landing troops at Kota Baru on the Malay Peninsula, and the British part of Borneo
Could you do the battle for the imjin river please
+Abigail Bartlett
700 British against 10,000 Chinese what a battle!
Cool video I just started to film the battle sites and tunnels in Hong Kong and metal detecting in search for last artefacts. I will be releasing my next video this weekend .
Only 2700k causalities for the Japanese and 4k+ for the Commonwealth ?
Am surprised
The Japanese had more artillery.. The British lacked it.. In most wars Artillery causes the most casualties..
My uncle George was a Sgt in the "Royal" Winnipeg Grenadiers - I myself was in the cadet battalion during the 70's. Many Grens were from the neighborhood where I grew up and the Dec 25th ceremonies at Minto Armory were very solemn occasions to put it bluntly as there were still many survivors (most passed way before their time) that attended. 40years later I live in Toronto and a friend's grandfather died there as a Royal Rifle. The defense was doomed long before the Canadians arrived with the set in stone tactic British use in all encounters, they always show up ready to fight the last war and pay for it with Commonwealth blood.
The whole debacle is criminal IMO with the whole reinforcement of untrained troops just a sacrifice that was unnecessary and beyond futile - many Canadians didn't even know how to put a fuse in a grenade on the 8th of December let alone how to fight in cohesion. They fought valiantly against battle hardened elite troops and put up a great defense with many stories that were worthy of mention not only Osborn's let alone how many were MIA holding undefendable positions to the man.
One might think that the lucky ones died in the defense but many came back to have families and moved on. This raises a touchy subject that is still involved in courts. The HK experience is not well known in Canada and most presentations made about it in film & print being quickly shelved, my Uncle wrote a book about the battle and aftermath and tried to have it published repeatedly to no avail; I read a copy of it when I was young and he pulled no punches calling people out for cooperating with the Japanese as POW's, explaining in detail how incompetent the commanders were. A few publishers were interested but only if they could edit it which was a deal breaker - he said once how they just wanted to use his name as a license to write a bunch of fiction and he'd burn it before that happened.
I was a kid in grade two in Dryen, Ontario and we had a guy living alone in our trailer park. I was told he survived Japanese prison after the fall of HK, but his body had never recovered. He was a walking skeleton.
Very Interesting - Mahalo! 😊🤙🏼👏🏼
Hey simple history could you please do Ioannis Capodistrias? He was a greek governor who is considered as a Saint by many Greeks because of everything he did.He was assassinated in 1831