Number 2 Battery of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) was created in 1941.
Key Historical Details
- Improvised Battery: Built in response to the escalating threat of Japanese invasion, it was classified as one of Hong Kong's "improvised batteries" along with Aberdeen and Cape D'Aguilar.
- Location: The unit was permanently stationed at Bluff Head 黃麻角炮台 on the southern tip of the Stanley Peninsula. Construction of the battery infrastructure required the colonial government to resume local land and relocate village families in the late 1930s.
- Armament: It was equipped with two 6-inch coastal defense guns taken from the World War I cruiser HMS Kent.
- Mobilization: The battery was officially mobilized for combat on December 7, 1941, just hours before the outbreak of the Battle of Hong Kong. They actively engaged Japanese forces until the colony's surrender on Black Christmas, December 25, 1941.
Type
Armed services
Status
Inactive
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2nd Battery name list according to Hong Kong War Diary
https://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/hkvdc.html#_Toc113344222
Known Danish HKVDC Volunteers - 2nd Battery
Eight Danish volunteers served in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) during the defense of Hong Kong in December 1941. Their history and service are detailed in the book Fighting for Two Kings: Danish Volunteers in the Defence of Hong Kong by Frode Z. Olsen.
Known Danish HKVDC Volunteers
The Conflict of Loyalty: The Danish consul in Shanghai ordered the Danes not to swear the oath of allegiance to the British Crown required for service. The men ignored the directive and enlisted anyway to protect their adopted home.