![](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mh-960x640.jpg)
Japanese troops cheer on capturing
a defensive gun emplacement on
Hong Kong Island on December 21. (Mondadori Porfolio (Getty Images))
Japanese troops cheer on capturing
a defensive gun emplacement on
Hong Kong Island on December 21. (Mondadori Porfolio (Getty Images))