31 October-7 November 1914: The Siege of Tsingtao (blockaded from 27 August)—the Anglo-Japanese conquest of Germany's concession in China & last remaining Pacific colonial possession, which included amongst innumerable other heroics the first air-to-air victory in aviation history.
Commentary: Though the map purports to show the theater of the Sino-Japanese War, which took place twenty years before the Great War, this illustration does the best job of those considered in showing the location of Tsingtao (today, Qingdao) & thus placing the siege in context.
Lest we forget.
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