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When war was declared on Germany in 1914, the German East Asia Squadron withdrew from its base at Qingdao and attempted to make its way east across the Pacific and back to Germany. After concentrating the majority of its force at Pagan Island , the fleet raided several Allied targets as it made its way across the Pacific.
English: Colonies and influence zones in Asia and South Pacific circa 1914 (map in English). Français : Colonies et zones d'influence des grandes puissances en Asie et dans le Pacifique aux alentours de 1914 (carte en anglais).
File:Cruise of the Emden 1914 Map.png licensed with PD-US 2008-11-07T05:20:00Z Rcbutcher 767x548 (94370 Bytes) ''{{Information |Description=Map showing the cruise of German raider, light cruiser SMS Emden in the Indian Ocean September - November 1914.|Source="A History of Sea Power". From Official British Naval History, Vol.
The East Asia Squadron (in the rear, under steam) leaving Valparaíso harbour in Chile, with Chilean cruisers in the foreground. The German East Asia Squadron (German: Kreuzergeschwader / Ostasiengeschwader) was an Imperial German Navy cruiser squadron which operated mainly in the Pacific Ocean between the mid-1890s until 1914, when it was destroyed at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
Imperial powers in 1914 Map of Asia for early 20th century. British colonies in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia: British Burma (1824–1948, merged with India by the British from 1886 to 1937) British Ceylon (1815–1948, now Sri Lanka) British Hong Kong (1842–1997)
Map of Kiautschou Bay with Tsingtau, 1905. The Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory [a] was a German leased territory in Imperial and Early Republican China from 1898 to 1914. Covering an area of 552 km 2 (213 sq mi), it centered on Kiautschou Bay (Jiaozhou Bay) on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula.
28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 World War I. 29 October 1914 – 30 October 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. 28 January 1915 – 30 October 1918 Sinai and Palestine Campaign. 26 January – 4 February 1915 Raid on the Suez Canal; 23 April 1916 Battle of Katia; 3–5 August 1916 Battle of Romani; 23 December 1916 Battle of Magdhaba
1914 in Southeast Asia (4 C) / 1914 disestablishments in Asia (7 C, 4 P) ... Pages in category "1914 in Asia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.