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Japanese propaganda from the Siberian Intervention (1918-1922), c. 1919. English text at the bottom reads: “Our Army Attacks From Sky, Water And Shore, And Repulsed Enemy Of Siberia” Following the overthrow of both the Russian Empire and the Provisional Government under Kerensky in 1917 and the rise of Soviet Russia, the Allied powers attempted a military intervention to support the anti-Bolshevik White Army.  During the intervention, Japan attempted not only to help put down the Communist forces but to ultimately secure Siberian territory as a buffer zone against future Russian aggression. The two powers suffered significant hostility toward one another as their respective imperialist ambitions came into conflict over Manchuria and Korea, which had manifested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. While initially successful, Japan’s intervention was an expensive undertaking and Japan came under increasing pressure to withdraw after the other Allied powers departed in 1920 (especially from the United States, which feared Japan’s rival ambitions in East Asia and the Pacific). This pressure, combined with increasing war weariness at home, led to Japan withdrawing its forces from Siberia in 1922.
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Japanese propaganda from the Siberian Intervention (1918-1922), c. 1919. English text at the bottom reads: “Our Army Attacks From Sky, Water And Shore, And Repulsed Enemy Of Siberia”

Following the overthrow of both the Russian Empire and the Provisional Government under Kerensky in 1917 and the rise of Soviet Russia, the Allied powers attempted a military intervention to support the anti-Bolshevik White Army. 

During the intervention, Japan attempted not only to help put down the Communist forces but to ultimately secure Siberian territory as a buffer zone against future Russian aggression. The two powers suffered significant hostility toward one another as their respective imperialist ambitions came into conflict over Manchuria and Korea, which had manifested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.

While initially successful, Japan’s intervention was an expensive undertaking and Japan came under increasing pressure to withdraw after the other Allied powers departed in 1920 (especially from the United States, which feared Japan’s rival ambitions in East Asia and the Pacific). This pressure, combined with increasing war weariness at home, led to Japan withdrawing its forces from Siberia in 1922.

pavilionofcuriosity: British Infanterists in Gas Masks[WWI]
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British Infanterists in Gas Masks
[WWI]

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steampunkvehicles: Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force in Vladivostok, 1919
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Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force in Vladivostok, 1919

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In honor of the birthday of the incredible Dame Maggie Smith, I would like to share with you a scene from one of my favorite musicals of all time, Oh! What a Lovely War. While I have loved her work in everything she has done, this will always my touchstone for her. I want you all to remember her singing this song the next time you watch Harry Potter or Downton Abbey.

This is my gift to you.

And then the Americans show up….

La Noël des Soldats.
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La Noël des Soldats.

Vice-Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf (Count) von Spee, commander of the German East Asia Squadron during the First World War
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Vice-Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf (Count) von Spee, commander of the German East Asia Squadron during the First World War

Captain Karl von Müller, of the light cruiser SMS Emden. During the First World War, the Royal Navy maintained control of the seas, allowing Britain to blockade the Central Powers and keep Germany’s High Seas Fleet (the majority of its naval power) bottled up in harbor for most of the war. However, Germany’s East Asia Squadron (based out of the port of Tsingtao, China) remained free for a few months, and these cruisers engaged in commerce raiding against the Allies. Among them was the Emden. Until his capture in November 1914, von Müller staged several daring raids against Allied shipping, and even bombarded Madras, India (still under British control at that point). In addition to his tremendous success as a commerce raider, von Müller gained a reputation for chivalry. He was outstandingly scrupulous in his treatment of captured crews and passengers, and he took great pains to avoid civilian casualties.
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Captain Karl von Müller, of the light cruiser SMS Emden. During the First World War, the Royal Navy maintained control of the seas, allowing Britain to blockade the Central Powers and keep Germany’s High Seas Fleet (the majority of its naval power) bottled up in harbor for most of the war. However, Germany’s East Asia Squadron (based out of the port of Tsingtao, China) remained free for a few months, and these cruisers engaged in commerce raiding against the Allies. Among them was the Emden.

Until his capture in November 1914, von Müller staged several daring raids against Allied shipping, and even bombarded Madras, India (still under British control at that point). In addition to his tremendous success as a commerce raider, von Müller gained a reputation for chivalry. He was outstandingly scrupulous in his treatment of captured crews and passengers, and he took great pains to avoid civilian casualties.

A First World War bond drive poster from 1918.
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A First World War bond drive poster from 1918.