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Japanese occupation of German colonial possessions
Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I

Japanese Warships traveling the ocean.
Date29 September – 21 October 1914
Location
German New Guinea, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Caroline Islands
Result Japanese victory
Territorial
changes
Japanese occupation of Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Caroline Islands
Belligerents
  • Japanese occupation of German colonial possessions Japan
  • Japanese occupation of German colonial possessions Germany
Commanders and leaders
  • Empire of Japan Matsumura Tatsuo
  • German Empire Albert Hahl
Strength
  • 2 Naval detachments "Nankenshitai"
  • German colonial officers with only small police forces of local Pacific islanders defending.

Japan joined World War I in the first place just to get colonies out of it.[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.

  1. ^ "USNI.org".
  2. ^ MilitaryHistoryNow.com (17 February 2022). "The Capture of German Micronesia — How Swift Action in 1914 Secured Japan a South Pacific Empire". MilitaryHistoryNow.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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