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The Siamese occupation of Germany was a part of the German Rhineland Occupation zone in 1918-1919. [1] It was the only troops of a Southeast Asian country to participate in the occupation of Germany and the First World War in Europe.
Siam had affirmed its presence among the victorious states that had fought to uphold international law, justice and civilization and had defeated brute force and aggression. [ citation needed ] In total, nineteen members of the Siamese expeditionary force lost their lives; half of them fell victim to the influenza pandemic , while the remaining ...
On 22 September 1917, Siam declared war on the German and Austro-Hungarian empires.Immediately, 320 German and Austro-Hungarian nationals were put under guard, with 193 non-diplomatic males being peacefully interned in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bangkok. 124 German women and children, including the Thai wives and children of German men, were interned at the German Club.
Siam joined World War I in 1917 on the Allies side, earning Siam an opportunity to re-negotiate and abolish Western extraterritoriality in Siam. According to Article 135 of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) , extraterritorial jurisdiction of Germany and Austria-Hungary in Siam were retrospectively terminated from 1917 because they were war losers ...
The resulting "battleships", as they were referred to in Siam at the time, displaced 2,265 tons, featured increased armor protection (protecting machinery and gun turrets), and were powered by twin diesels produced by MAN of Germany. Armament consisted of four 8-inch (203 mm)/50 calibre guns mounted in two twin turrets.
Germany introduced a spitzer style bullet in 1903 with the 7.92×57mm Mauser, the United States reworked the recently introduced .30-03 of 1903 into the 30-06 of 1906, and Britain revised their 303 British cartridge with a spitzer bullet in 1910. In 1923, Siam also followed the lead of other countries by adopting the Type 66 cartridge (BE 2466).
The 5th Army (German: 5. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 5 / A.O.K. 5) was a field army of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 seemingly from the VII Army Inspection. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war. [1]
Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 100 mines (1917 modification replaced 10.5 cm guns with 6 x 15 cm guns and 2 x 8.8 cm guns) Armor: 50 mm deck Performance: Speed 26 knots (48 km/h); Range 3,250 nautical miles (6,020 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)