Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I

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The Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I comprised the campaigns and operations in East Asia and the Pacific Ocean, including the seizure of German colonial possessions and naval bases by Allied forces.

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Surface form Occurrences
World War I in Asia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf theatre of war
characteristic amphibious landings on German-held islands
limited large-scale land battles
predominantly naval operations
commanderForSide Admiral Baron Sadakichi Kato NERFINISHED
Admiral Sir George Patey NERFINISHED
Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
describedBySource military history of World War I in East Asia and the Pacific
endTime 1918
historicalPeriod 1910s
includesEvent Australian occupation of German New Guinea NERFINISHED
Battle of Cocos NERFINISHED
Japanese occupation of the Caroline Islands NERFINISHED
Japanese occupation of the German Mariana Islands NERFINISHED
Japanese occupation of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
Naval operations of the East Asia Squadron
Occupation of German Samoa NERFINISHED
Pursuit of SMS Emden NERFINISHED
Siege of Tsingtao NERFINISHED
location China NERFINISHED
East Asia NERFINISHED
German New Guinea NERFINISHED
German Samoa NERFINISHED
Micronesia NERFINISHED
Pacific Islands NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Tsingtao NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent Australia NERFINISHED
British India NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
German Empire NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Qingdao German garrison NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
objective neutralization of German naval bases in East Asia
neutralization of German naval bases in the Pacific
seizure of German colonial possessions in East Asia
seizure of German colonial possessions in the Pacific
opponent Imperial German Navy East Asia Squadron NERFINISHED
partOf First World War NERFINISHED
result Allied victory
Australian control over former German New Guinea
Japanese control over former German Pacific islands north of the equator
New Zealand control over former German Samoa
loss of German colonial empire in the Pacific
startTime 1914

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Campaigns of World War I hasPart Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
Treaties of the Empire of Japan relatedTo Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
this entity surface form: World War I in Asia