Military occupation of German Samoa by the British Empire
Occupation of German Samoa
Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
The Union Flag being raised at the courthouse at Apia on 30 August 1914
Date
29–30 August 1914
Location
German Samoa
Result
Allied victory
Belligerents
New Zealand
Naval Support:
Australia
France
Germany
German Samoa
Commanders and leaders
Robert Logan
Erich Schultz-Ewerth
Strength
1,413 (landing party)[1] 6 cruisers
100 (militia / Fita-Fita)[2]
v
t
e
Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
Tsingtao
Samoa
Fanning
New Guinea
Nauru
Bita Paka
Toma
Madang
Pacific Islands
Papeete
Madras
Penang
Coronel
Cocos
India
Tochi
Peshawar
Mohmand
Mahsuds
New South Wales
Kelantan
Singapore
Más a Tierra
China
Central Asia
Manchu Restoration
Indochina
German Tientsin
Hankou
Austro-Hungarian Tientsin
Guam
See also: Hindu–German Conspiracy
The Occupation of Samoa was the takeover – and subsequent administration – of the Pacific colony of German Samoa by New Zealand during World War I. It started in late August 1914 with landings by the Samoa Expeditionary Force from New Zealand. The landings were unopposed and the New Zealanders took possession of Samoa for the New Zealand Government on behalf of King George V. The Samoa Expeditionary Force remained in the country until 1915, while its commander, Colonel Robert Logan, continued to administer Samoa on behalf of the New Zealand Government until 1919. The takeover of Samoa was New Zealand's first military action in World War I.
^Boyd 1968, p. 148.
^Längin 2005, p. 304.
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