Maximilian von Spee (section East Asia Squadron) the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), who commanded the East Asia Squadron during World War I. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a... 27 KB (3,483 words) - 02:06, 27 February 2024 |
SMS Scharnhorst (section East Asia Squadron) assigned to the East Asia Squadron based in Qingdao, China, in 1909. After arriving, she replaced the cruiser Fürst Bismarck as the squadron flagship, a position... 44 KB (5,356 words) - 13:13, 7 April 2024 |
SMS Gneisenau (section East Asia Squadron) assigned to the German East Asia Squadron, where she joined her sister ship Scharnhorst. The two cruisers formed the core of the squadron, which included several... 43 KB (5,460 words) - 06:23, 30 April 2024 |
operations included the capture of Tsingtao, the hunt for the German East Asia Squadron, the capture of German colonies in the Pacific, and operations in... 15 KB (1,867 words) - 21:39, 11 September 2023 |
SMS Hansa (1898) (section East Asia Squadron) top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Hansa served abroad in the East Asia Squadron for the first six years of her career. She contributed a landing party... 26 KB (3,174 words) - 13:21, 7 April 2024 |
SMS Fürst Bismarck (section East Asia Squadron) for colonial duties, and she served in this capacity as part of the East Asia Squadron until she was relieved in 1909, at which point she returned to Germany... 30 KB (3,843 words) - 13:19, 7 April 2024 |
with the East Asia Squadron, she proceeded to South American waters, where she participated in the Battle of Coronel, where the German squadron overpowered... 29 KB (3,642 words) - 00:35, 5 May 2024 |
Battle of Coronel (category Naval battles of the Asian and Pacific Theatre (World War I)) 1914, off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel. The East Asia Squadron (Ostasiengeschwader or Kreuzergeschwader) of the Imperial German Navy... 30 KB (3,954 words) - 12:28, 3 December 2023 |
Battle of Penang (category Naval battles of the Asian and Pacific Theatre (World War I)) Penang) was a surprise naval engagement by the Imperial German Navy's East Asia Squadron during the First World War that took place on 28 October 1914. The... 11 KB (1,086 words) - 06:59, 26 February 2024 |
RAF, South East Asia Command. No. 668 Squadron RAF was formed on 16 November 1944 at Calcutta, (then) British India as a glider squadron, with the intention... 5 KB (302 words) - 11:21, 30 April 2024 |
West Africa Squadron. Promoted to captain in 1897; he was present during the Boxer Rebellion as commander of a cruiser in the East Asia Squadron. He served... 8 KB (773 words) - 04:07, 30 August 2023 |
battery for the area. At the outbreak of hostilities, the German East Asia Squadron commanded by Spee was outclassed and outgunned by the Royal Navy and... 25 KB (3,187 words) - 22:16, 24 April 2024 |
served extensively on foreign stations; Emden was assigned to the East Asia Squadron from her commissioning, and Dresden was sent to Caribbean waters in... 19 KB (2,051 words) - 18:40, 1 January 2024 |
SMS Hertha (section East Asia Squadron) Hertha served abroad in the East Asia Squadron for the first six years of her career; she served briefly as the Squadron flagship in 1900. She contributed... 30 KB (3,835 words) - 13:20, 7 April 2024 |
Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory (category 1898 establishments in Asia) administrative center was at Tsingtau (Qingdao). It was operated by the East Asia Squadron of the Imperial German Navy. The Russian Empire resented the German... 23 KB (2,341 words) - 01:06, 6 April 2024 |
Siege of Tsingtao (category Wartime sexual violence in Asia) the city and port of Qingdao, which became the base of the German East Asia Squadron of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), which operated in support... 29 KB (3,212 words) - 04:26, 15 April 2024 |
The Asiatic Squadron was a squadron of United States Navy warships stationed in East Asia during the latter half of the 19th century. It was created in... 16 KB (1,653 words) - 13:39, 10 June 2023 |
SMS Irene (section East Asia Squadron) sent reinforcements and promoted to the East Asia Squadron. Irene was assigned to I Division of the squadron. Irene joined the rest of the unit there... 27 KB (3,376 words) - 13:22, 7 April 2024 |
Caribbean Sea to prevent the German East Asia Squadron from using the Panama Canal. After the East Asia Squadron was sunk at the Battle of the Falkland... 33 KB (4,471 words) - 14:38, 2 February 2024 |
named after World War I Admiral Maximilian von Spee, commander of the East Asia Squadron who fought the battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands, where... 36 KB (4,267 words) - 13:48, 11 May 2024 |