WW1 Chart MOVEMENTS OF GERMAN EAST ASIAN SQUADRON Aug

Description: WW1 Chart of MOVEMENTS OF GERMAN EAST ASIAN SQUADRON commanded by Vice-Admiral Graf Von SPEE, August - October 1914, OS 1919 From the outbreak of war to the date of its destruction with the areas covered and defended by the Japanese, China, Australian and New Zealand squadrons during the period August - October, 1914. Folded sheet map in good condition. Map has no marks, no holes, no tears and is blank on rear. Suitable for framing. Prepared in the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. Printed by the Ordnance Survey 1919 and Published 1920. (Map Ref. 14)Overall size unfolded approx: 14.25(h) ins. x 23.0(w) ins. Size folded approx: 8.25 ins x 5.25 ins.This is a genuine map and not a copy, facsimile or computer generated image.Please see my other auctions/sale for similar. PAYPAL only. UK P&P £1.75. Posted folded. Combined postage available.Historic Note: The German East Asia Squadron was established in 1897 and was based in Tsingtao, a German-controlled port. The squadron's primary role was to protect German colonial interests, secure trade routes, and project naval power in East Asia. In 1914, the German East Asia Squadron was a cruiser squadron of the Imperial German Navy that was involved in several military actions during World War I, including: Battle of Penang. On October 28, 1914, the squadron's cruiser SMS Emden sank two Allied warships in the Penang Strait.Battle of Coronel. On November 1, 1914, the squadron, led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee, defeated the Royal Navy's squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock. The victory was easy for Spee, but he lost almost half of his ammunition supply. Battle of the Falkland Islands. On December 8, 1914, the squadron was destroyed by a superior British force at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

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