Siege of Tsingtao

The siege of Tsingtao (German: Belagerung von Tsingtau; Japanese: 青島の戦い) was the attack on the German port of Qingdao (Tsingtao) during World War I by Japan and the United Kingdom. The siege was waged against Imperial Germany between 27 August and 7 November 1914. The siege was the first encounter between Japanese and German forces, the first Anglo-Japanese operation of the war, and the only major land battle in the Asian and Pacific theatre during World War I.

Siege of Tsingtao
Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I

German forces during the siege, November 1914
Date27 August - 7 November 1914
Location36°4′N 120°23′E
Result Anglo-Japanese victory
Territorial
changes
Japanese occupation of Qingdao
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 24,500
  • 1 seaplane carrier
  • 5 battleships
  • 2 battlecruisers
  • 1 protected cruiser
  • 2 destroyers
  • 2 airplanes
  • 3,750
  • 1 protected cruiser
  • 1 unprotected cruiser
  • 1 torpedo boat
  • 4 gunboats
  • 2 airplanes
Casualties and losses
  • 727 killed
  • 1,335 wounded
  • 1 protected cruiser sunk
  • 1 destroyer sunk
  • 1 battleship damaged
  • 1 airplane destroyed
  • 199 killed
  • 504 wounded
  • 3,047 captured
  • 1 protected cruiser scuttled
  • 1 unprotected cruiser scuttled
  • 1 torpedo boat scuttled
  • 4 gunboats scuttled
98 Chinese civilians killed and 30 wounded by Japanese forces
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