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1914-1919: Spartacus League: 1816: Flag of Urburschenschaft: 1609–1635: ... The flags of the German overseas colonies were first proposed in 1914, but were never ...
These were German colonies established in the Pacific: German New Guinea, 1884–1919 Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, 1885–1914; Bismarck Archipelago, 1885–1914; German Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1885–1914 Bougainville Island, 1885–1914; Buka Island, 1885–1914; Choiseul Island, 1885–1900; Shortland Islands, 1885–1900; Santa Isabel Island ...
Battle of Bita Paka, 1914. The Battle of Bita Paka took place on 11 September, during an Australian attempt to capture the German wireless station. A mixed force of German officers and Melanesian police mounted a stout resistance and forced the Australians to fight their way to the objective.
Japan joined World War I in order to acquire Pacific colonies. [1] During October 1914, the Japanese sent vessels to occupy German colonies in the Mariana, Marshall, Palau and Caroline Islands. [2] These islands were later used for strategic advantage in World War II.
In 1914, a series of drafts were made for proposed coats of arms and flags for the German colonies, including German Samoa. However, World War I broke out before the designs were finished, and the symbols were never used. Following its defeat in the war, Germany lost all its colonies, so the coats of arms and flags became unnecessary.
The raising of German flags on Pacific islands claimed by Spain between August and October 1885 sparked the Carolines Crisis, in which Germany ultimately backed down. In October 1885, the Marshall Islands were also claimed and finally several of the Solomon Islands in October 1886. In 1888, Germany ended the civil war on Nauru and annexed the ...
Germany in the Pacific and Far East, 1870-1914. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press. pp. 185– 208. ISBN 978-0-7022-1330-4. Steinmetz, George (2007). The devil's handwriting: precoloniality and the German colonial state in Qingdao, Samoa, and Southwest Africa. Chicago studies in practices of meaning. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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