Identity area
Reference code
BArch, RM 16
Title
Government of the Kiautschou protectorate (existing)
Date(s)
- 1914 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
176 Aufbewahrungseinheiten; 2,7 laufende Meter
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Zentrale Verwaltung der ehemaligen Kolonie
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gouvernement des Schutzgebietes Kiautschou, 189-1919
Content and structure area
Scope and content
History of the inventor: In 1898, a governor subordinated to the R e i c h s m a r i n e a m t was appointed for the protection work in China that was taken into possession in 1897. He was head of the entire military and civil administration as well as commander of the land forces stationed there. Description: The Kiautschou area, with its capital Tsingtau, was leased from China in 1898 for 99 years. A governor subordinated to the Reichsmarineamt was appointed for the protectorate taken into possession. He was head of the entire military and civil administration as well as commander of the land forces stationed there. The governor was always a naval officer, the military crew consisted of the III. sea battalion and the sailor artillery department Kiautschou. At the end of an ultimatum granted by Japan in August 1914, the Tsingtau fortress capitulated under its governor to the military superiority of its opponent. From 1914 to 1922 Japan occupied Kiautschou and then handed it over to China. In 1923 the German Reich waived its rights. Characterisation of content: Only fragments of files on the mobilization, siege and fall of the Tsingtau fortress have survived, mainly war diaries, reports and newspaper articles. State of development: Invenio Scope, Explanation: Existing stock without increase 2.7 m 66 AE Citation method: BArch, RM 16/...
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> Kiautschou Government
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Rechteinformation beim Datenlieferanten zu klären.
Language of material
- German
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Schriftgut
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Notes area
Note
{{Data Source}} Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
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Name access points
- Gouvernement von Kiautschou (Creator)
- Gouvernement von Kiautschou (Subject)
- German Imperial Naval Office (Subject)
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Description identifier
DE-1958_90a71780-d5a1-44c9-8f99-dc062fc4358e