Chinese laborers working under the direction of German supervisors on a hill above the city of Tsingtau, China. The card was sent from Earl's Court in London, January 6, 1905, and cancelled in Teichel, Germany two days later. From a painting by K. Hei...
"October 6, 1914. During the first attack on the infantry works of Tsingtao, the combined Japanese and English were repulsed with a loss of 2,500 men."
An ally of Great Britain, Japan delivered an ultimatum to Germany on August 15, 1914 to surrender all its ships in Asian waters. Receiving no response by the August 23 deadline, Japan declared war and blockaded the port of Tsingtao, part of the German concession of Kiautschau, China.
The German defenders of Tsingtao turned back an assault by a combined Japanese and British force, front, publisher: NPG(?)
Tsingtau, 1914-10-06, 1914, October, Tsingtao falls to Japanese and British forces, Tsingtao, Japan, Kiaotschau, China
