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The Gin Drinkers Line, or Gin Drinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War. The concept came from France's Maginot Line, built after World War I. The British believed the line could protect the colony from Japanese invasion for at least six months and even called it the "Oriental Maginot Line" (Chinese: 東方馬奇諾防線). The Japanese generals also believed the line would stop their advance until the scouts found out the line was very weak. For example, only 30 soldiers defended Shing Mun Redoubt in the Battle of Hong Kong. It had a capacity of 120 men.

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rdfs:label	Gin Drinkers Line (de) Ligne Gin Drinkers (fr) Gin Drinkers Line (en) Linha Gin Drinkers (pt) Линия Джиндринкерс (ru) 醉酒灣防線 (zh)
rdfs:comment	The Gin Drinkers Line, or Gin Drinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War. The concept came from France's Maginot Line, built after World War I. The British believed the line could protect the colony from Japanese invasion for at least six months and even called it the "Oriental Maginot Line" (Chinese: 東方馬奇諾防線). The Japanese generals also believed the line would stop their advance until the scouts found out the line was very weak. For example, only 30 soldiers defended Shing Mun Redoubt in the Battle of Hong Kong. It had a capacity of 120 men. (en) 醉酒灣防線（英語：Gin Drinker's Line），又稱賈乃錫內防線（英語：Grasett's Inner Line），是駐港英軍因應1930年代中期不斷惡化的國際局勢，而在新界南部所设置的防線，這條防線的一系列防禦工事從西部的葵涌一直分佈到東部的牛尾海沿岸，目的是要利用分隔新界和九龍的丘陵地帶，阻止敵軍從香港北部的新界攻入九龍半島及香港島，可是醉酒灣防線在1930年代後期接近完工時，英軍卻因爲駐港兵力不足而一度棄守防線，到1941年11月又重新派兵進駐，但駐防的兵力仍遠少於固守防線的基本所需。1941年12月8日日本發動太平洋戰爭的當日即爆發香港保衛戰，入侵香港的日軍於1941年12月9日晚上至10日清晨，摸黑進攻數小時便攻陷守備兵力薄弱的城門棱堡，並於12月11日從葵涌突破防線，促使英軍提早撤出防線並退守香港島，防線並未能發揮大幅拖延日軍推進及延遲香港淪陷的作用。 (zh) Die Gin Drinkers Line war eine britische Verteidigungslinie in der Nähe von Hongkong gegen die japanischen Invasoren im Pazifikkrieg. Die Verteidigungsstellung bestand aus einer Vielzahl an Bunkern, Schützengräben und Artilleriestellungen. Der Name wurde von der in der Nähe von Kwai Chung übernommen. Der Bau begann im Jahr 1936. Die Verteidigungslinie verbindet mehrere Hügel in der Umgebung von Kowloon. Die Stellungen wurden nach Straßen in London benannt, um den Verteidigern ein Heimatgefühl zu geben. (de) La ligne Gin Drinkers (醉酒灣防線, Gin Drinkers Line, litt. « ligne des buveurs de gin ») est une ligne de défense fortifiée construite à partir de 1936 par les forces britanniques à Hong Kong pour se protéger de la menace japonaise. Nommée d'après la (en) près de (en), elle était surnommée la « ligne Maginot d'orient » et reliait plusieurs pics séparant Kowloon et les Nouveaux Territoires. (fr) A Gin Drinkers Line (em chinês: 醉酒灣防線) era uma linha de defesa fortificada construída a partir de 1936 pelas forças britânicas para se protegerem da ameaça japonesa. A linha, que tem o nome da baía Gin Drinkers perto de Kwai Chung, foi chamada "Linha Maginot Oriental", ligando vários cumes que separam Kowloon e os Novos Territórios. (pt) Линия Джиндринкерс (англ. Gin Drinkers Line) — британская оборонительная линия, сооружённая для защиты от японского вторжения в Гонконг. Линия была прорвана японцами в ходе битвы за Гонконг в декабре 1941 года. (ru)
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