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The Siege of Tsingtao (German: Belagerung von Tsingtau; Japanese: 青島の戦い; simplified Chinese: 青岛战役; traditional Chinese: 青島戰役) was the attack on the German port of Qingdao (Tsingtao) from Jiaozhou Bay during World War I by Japan and the United Kingdom. The siege was waged against Imperial Germany between 27 August and 7 ...
The onset of the First World War in Europe eventually showed how far German–Japanese relations had truly deteriorated. On 7 August 1914, only three days after Britain declared war on the German Empire, the Japanese government received an official request from the British government for assistance in destroying the German raiders of the Kaiserliche Marine in and around Chinese waters.
Imperial Japanese Navy in World War I. The Imperial Japanese Navy conducted the majority of Japan's military operations during World War I. Japan entered the war on the side of the Entente, against Germany and Austria-Hungary as a consequence of the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Japanese participation in the war was limited.
Recording made on August 8, 1939 by the Imperial Japanese Army Band conducted by Ōnuma Satoru [ja]. The B and C sections of the march use the "Battōtai" melody. " Battōtai " (抜刀隊, Drawn-Sword Regiment) is a Japanese gunka composed by Charles Leroux [ja] with lyrics by Toyama Masakazu [ja] in 1877. Upon the request of the Japanese ...
History of Japan. Japan participated in World War I from 1914 to 1918 as a member of the Allies / Entente and played an important role against the Imperial German Navy. Politically, the Japanese Empire seized the opportunity to expand its sphere of influence in China, and to gain recognition as a great power in postwar geopolitics.
Colonel Bogey March. The " Colonel Bogey March " is a British march that was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. The march is often whistled.
I'll See You Later Yankeeland; I'm Crazy Over Every Girl In France; I'm Giving You to Uncle Sam; I'm Glad I Can Make You Cry; I'm Goin' to Fight My Way Right Back to Carolina; I'm Going to Follow the Boys; I'm Hitting the Trail to Normandy: So Kiss Me Goodbye; I'm Proud to Be the Sweetheart of a Soldier; I'm Sorry I Made You Cry; I'm Writing to ...
January – Siemens scandal breaks out. February 10–14 large-scale demonstrations erupted in Tokyo in response to the Siemens scandal. March 24 – Both houses of the Imperial Diet refused to pass the 1914 Navy budget. April 16 – Yamamoto Gonnohyōe resigns as Prime Minister. August 7 – The United Kingdom (Japan's ally since 1902 ...