How Japan Killed Germany’s East-Asian Empire

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~~Sources & Further Reading On This Topic~~
Find Falcon's video here: • World War I's Forgotte...
Another great video on why Japan was in WW1 to start with:
• Japan in World War 1
Unfortunately,
"True Stories of the Great War: Volume 2" edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller, &
"The Great World War: A History, Volume 1" edited by Frank A. Mumby
are both physical books in my library and I cannot provide them as PDFs
"Battle Sketches" and "The Japan Daily Mail" can both be found as free PDFs at www.nativeoak.org/library
Find additional reading here:
` From the National Army Museum:
www.nam.ac.uk/explore/siege-t...
` An article about the British troops in the battle:
www.southwalesargus.co.uk/new...
` A book on the siege:
amzn.to/3MHvaKC (Amazon affiliate link)
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~~Timestamps~~
Intro 00:00
Germany's Eastern Aspirations 01:20
Sponsored Section 06:56
The Siege of Tsingtao 10:24
Taking Prinz Heinrich Hill 16:38
The Emperor's Guns 19:24
Rising Sun, Union Jack 25:52
Conclusion 31:35
The Far Eastern theatre of the First World War is an often neglected one. And, to be fair, it wasn’t anywhere near so important to the war’s progression as what was going on in Europe or the Middle East. But for two nations in particular, it represented a dramatic shift in power, the likes of which few in the West had ever imagined.
It crushed forever Germany’s hopes of establishing a global naval empire, the likes of which was hoped to rival even the British Royal Navy. And it provided yet further growth to the ascendant imperial power of Japan, which, as a non European power, delivered Germany one of its earliest and most thorough defeats during the Great War.
The Siege of Tsingtao was a small battle of immense importance, and in this video, we’re going to talk about why that was, and of course, how the siege itself actually took place.

[@BrandonF]

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[@DGKonkrete]

Hey man what state do you live in? If you dont mind me asking. Im from Fredericksburg Va the most historic city in the U.S.

[@VikingTeddy]

​@@DGKonkreteI think it's stress.

[@user-yc2kn6ww7i]

非常感谢您的视频！我就是青岛人！我的大学就是由当年的兵营改建的。家里的老人也经常提起当年的打仗的事情。

[@BrandonF]

谢谢! 我很高兴你喜欢。@@user-yc2kn6ww7i

[@lamnaa]

One thing not mentioned was what happened to the German POWs after the battle. They were moved to Bandō camp in Japan and treated about as well humanely as POWs can be. There were a few abuses especially early on, but overall their experience is a dramatic contrast with that of Allied POWs in WW2, a reminder that the action of Japan during the Second World War were a conscious choice, not a inevitable result of cultural differences. The German POWs even formed several Orchestras, one of which on June 1st 1918 performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for the first time in the country, where it would become very popular especially around New Years. Indeed, it's popularity lead to the length of Compact Disc's being extended to accommodate it. So now you know, a CD can store 74 minutes of music on it because two German missionaries were murdered in 1897.

[@garystu9878]

Another funny anecdote is that Baumkuchen (which is extremely popular in Japan today) was originally introduced to the country by a German POW from Tsingtao.

[@XMysticHerox]

Just so you know this is more legend than historical fact. But a very fun legend. It being the reason for the CDs capacity not the other stuff. It is more likely it was invented as part of a PR campaign.

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

On that very same note, I think it's extremely disingenuous to treat the Japanese mistreatment of POW's in WW2 as somehow different than for instance what the Germans were doing. Ultimately the disgusting and deplorable ideas that they used to justify this were very much one and the same. There is nothing inherently Japanese about the way *most* Japanese military officers treated POW's during WW2, and those that were either directly responsible or guilty of looking the other way definitely knew how abnormal and wrong it was. Remember Japan just 20 years before the war was a very different place, arguably a nation that could have just as easily went the way of most western democracies, which just goes to show the dangers of authoritarianism.

[@rrai1999]

@@HandleMyBallsKZbin The major difference is in how much they ignore and deny it..

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

@@rrai1999 Absolutely true, I was mainly referring to the perception of Japanese war crimes outside of Japan.

[@Sabrowsky]

Germany in 1914: WOE TO YOU, NIPPON, WE WILL CRUSH YOU IN THE FUTURE Germany in 1936: Yo, Japan, wanna team up and commit atrocities together?

[@epstone]

I was in Tsingtao (or Qingdao as its written/called now). It was a fascinating experience to walk through the historic old town, visit the brewery which still has working machines that siemens/germans left behind, 100 years later! As a swiss the layout and architekture is all very familiar but everything seems a bit surreal 😂

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

Funnily enough the rabbit hole that led me to learn about the siege in the first place started with me buying a few bottles of Tsingtao.

[@thomasbenck9525]

I'm from Munich, Germany and about 20 years ago I worked on a project with a Chinese guy from Quingdao who came here to study. When i asked him how he liked Munich, he said he was very much reminded of home by the architecture, but he was missing the sea. Very interesting to me, since not very much is general knowledge about our colonial past, here.

[@me-yn6cr]

Caught me off guard with the succulent Chinese meal

[@theflamingone8729]

Democracy manifest.

[@DriftingTemperate-pt9uk]

I see you know your judo well

[@pbfloyd13]

GET YOUR HAND OFF MY PENIS!!!!!

[@DogeickBateman]

Average Brandon W Also good to see someone covering a rather obscure front of WW1

[@marcelkuhne8856]

Tsingtao Beer is still the best bear from China.

[@spectreandromedus8661]

I thought the best bear in China was the Tu-95. Ba da tissss! Sorry, I had to. Couldn't help it. Have a good day

[@BoltonForTheNorth]

It is, it was the German's, who occupied Tsingtao that thought the chinese. Just hope they fix the... erm... pee problem.

[@edwhite7078]

You people are all commercials. Whether you believe them or spread them. You're dumb

[@alitlweird]

I really admire their Pandas™️. 🐼

[@vespelian]

@@spectreandromedus8661 Brown, grizzly or teddy bear? 🧸

[@ChristheRedcoat]

There’s some really cool pictures in this video that I haven’t seen before. Nice to see some close-ups of the British kit. A Tsingtao British kit would be a pretty cool impression to put together, one of these days…

[@BrandonF]

Get Jon on it!

[@poil8351]

the siege of tsingtao was intresting because it was the polar opposite of the siege if port arthur, the japanese army was fairly slow and methodical in its approach. they basically avoided the frontal assaults that marked the siege of port arthur and as a result they had much fewer casualties.

[@alanpennie]

Good point. They learned some useful lessons from the earlier, rather similar siege.

[@CaptStarlight]

When a Serbian kills an Austrian which declares war on Serbia, which Russia joins and so in turn Germany declares war on Russian, thereby declaring war on France and so invades Belgium bringing in the British Empire. And so you an Englishman have to command Indian soldiers to fight in China with the Japanese against the Germans.

[@MumblingHistorian]

I heard a story, in a WW1 documentary that I watched years ago, about the Siege of Tsingtao that the Japanese and British paraded in front of the German POWs at some point. Everything was orderly during the Japanese parade, but when the British appeared in front of the German POWs the Germans turned their backs towards the British, as a sign of disrespect, because the Germans perceived that the British were taking the credit for the victory but did none of the fighting. It makes for a ''good story'' but I haven't taken the time to verify it. Did anything like that come up during your research into the matter?

[@soundwavegamer2321]

From what I’ve heard and seen it was more written by the commander at the German colony that the British basically made the parade about them when they had stay far from the battle and had the Japanese fight the whole thing.

[@WyomingTraveler]

I enjoyed the video, Brandon. Not only was it an in formative presentation, but I really like your enthusiasm and dramatic rendition of the siege.

[@FRIEND_711]

The battle of Tsingtao is rarely talked about and I am glad you talked about it ^^ Thank you very much.

[@greenmountainhistory7335]

I’m stuck in the woods so I can’t watch now but I’m excited to watch it when I get home

[@BrandonF]

Watch out for bears!

[@JariB.]

​@@BrandonFPanda bears per chance?

[@greenmountainhistory7335]

@@BrandonF my buddy’s wife shot a bear yesterday

[@111111310]

Fascinating topic, thanks for covering it Brandon!

[@paleoph6168]

Brandon made a video on the on a generally overlooked part of WW1 history, that would have affects in the region for decades to come? Oh yeah, this is going to be good.

[@I-like-history]

Ive been hoping for a video that really goes into this battle and you did not disappoint. Well done!

[@premodernist_history]

Fascinating video! Especially interesting to hear about the aftermath. It'd be so rad if you did a series on the Warlord Era.

[@hawkon6809]

One of the few games covering this battle is the Battlefield 1918 mod for Battlefield 1942. It just got another update adding another part of the battle and much more.

[@epstone]

Its still alive?! Bloody hell, i used to play this a lot and was very involved in the community! Good times

[@thomasmarren2354]

I wish they had this battle as a campaign in Battlefield 1.

[@paleoph6168]

​@@thomasmarren2354yeah as a DLC perhaps, featuring more Japanese weapons such as the Kyu Gunto and Type 26 revolver.

[@alitlweird]

I dig your enthusiasm, Sir! 🥳 Subscribed!

[@robertbollard5475]

The Germans may have destroyed all their sausages, but they left behind a German brewery. It's no accident that Tsingtao beer is (arguably) China's best beer.

[@commodoreluigi1596]

have you not read of how workers were pissing into the products at the breweries?

[@robertbollard5475]

@@commodoreluigi1596 Yes, I heard about that. Which is why I added "arguably". But it certainly had that reputation before the recent outrage.

[@GorillaWithACellphone]

Brandon, thank you for giving me a reason not to study today (or perhaps write my essay on something completely unrelated to what im supposed to write). Gonna check out falcon’s video after this one since i didn’t wanna spoil anything for myself

[@BrandonF]

But studying is important...

[@GorillaWithACellphone]

@@BrandonFi know brandon, i know.

[@theflyingdutchie2585]

​@@GorillaWithACellphoneresting to keep your mind clear is too! Otherwise studying won't have effect!

[@sirfox950]

Ok, I admit I didn't expect this video or this battle to be this interesting

[@brocktousley4.10]

Great work as always Brandon.

[@Armchair_Commanders]

Another great video!

[@micahistory]

really interesting, I have never seen this battle covered in much detail

[@ArchaiKM]

The battle of Lake Tanganyika was also a pretty interesting affair

[@bsellner8334]

Oh sick. I was just thinking about how no one talks about WW1’s Pacific Theater during my drive to jury duty. Brandon is here to save the day once again!

[@jakukuja7736]

This was the best ad segment I have ever seen

[@jbperrinnl]

Extremely informative video on a very little known topic.

[@rififidanslerif8439]

Thats how I like receiving notifications 😊

Thank you for shining a spotlight on a littel know theater of WW1. I am from Germany and in mayn Asian restaurants in Germany you can dring a "Tsingtao" Beer. Probbaly the last thing in Germany today to remind most peopel of that former Colony :)

[@The_Honourable_Company]

Would a video about the First Opium War be done? While Extra History did make a video about it (I missed those times when Dan was there, and unbiasdness), and while it was pretty damn good, I would like to see a comprehensive analysis on the war with its causes, fighting, tactics, events and eventual aftermath

[@advasity339]

even after watching for a long long time i'm not used to the subtle comedy 🤣

[@rhysnichols8608]

Russia should not have escalated a Balkan conflict into a world war. Their alliance with France pretty much guaranteed massive escalation once they started the escalation game. I’m sick of people blaming it all on Germany and Austria Hungary. The French mobilised before the Germans, and their alliance with Russia stated they would mutually support one another, they had absolutely nothing in common other than fear of Germany. As for France it was obvious they were going to get involved and try and retake Alsace Lorraine once Russia began mobilising. The last mobilisation orders out of the major powers were that of Germany. They should have urged the hapsburgs to find a diplomatic solution rather than issue a blank cheque, and invading neutral Belgium was very unfortunate, but strategically they were left few options. I will never understand how ‘historians’ rant and rave about muh blank check how dare Germany support their ally, and then in the next sentence casually say ‘Russia felt compelled to protect Serbia’ and that’s ok??? double standards. DOUBLE STANDARDS I SAY!

[@theflamingone8729]

As soon as Austria invaded Sebia, everyone else was compelled by international law to pile on.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Yeah im not quite sure what forced the poor victim germany to invade France through neutral Luxembourg and belgium, murdering 8000 civilians in the process, or austria to murder 10,000 serbian civilians in their also pointless invasion. If britain had done the same we would never hear the last of it, but apparently no other country in the world except britain did empire building.... Heres a crazy idea, Germany and austria could have just defended their own borders and not invaded sovereign nations and murdered their populations? No option, really?

[@milkenjoyer705]

I watched this video while drinking water

[@VikingTeddy]

"Explaining the jojw is like disecting a frog. You now understand it better, but the frog dies in the process"

[@user-yc2kn6ww7i]

非常感谢您的视频！我就是青岛人！我的大学就是由当年的兵营改建的。家里的老人也经常提起当年的打仗的事情。

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Brandon. It seems to me that Germany was still playing the role of 19th century empire, despite being a relatively new country. Not for the first time, the keen to become a modern 20th century power, Japan, defeated a European power like this. Keeping tabs, unsurprisingly, the British Empire, which had already had to face up to modern warfare in South Africa and was learning lessons from what it saw as a junior partner. All very interesting.

[@rhysnichols8608]

Brandon F your haircut looks much smarter than usual

[@alexandersmall7380]

10:25 “Unfortunately for the garrison of Tsingtao, they did not have any Exeter wallets”

[@aguadigger]

⭐️

[@wolfheartdarnell324]

Called it!

[@titanuranus3095]

The tsiege of Tsingtao.

[@smaco6633]

I heard that little bit at the start. I only have one thing to say: This is democrrrracccyy manifest.

[@slapper360]

I watched this while doing the dishes :)

[@FortuneZer0]

4:04 The "joke" doesnt land any which way.

[@BrandonF]

You don't land any which way!

[@vistagreat9994]

Ad hominem@@BrandonF

[@slapper360]

@@BrandonFAYO

[@adi2k88]

Ah yes, I see that you know your judo well!

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

I feel like I've seen the thumbnail many many times even tho it's 1 months old and only has 19k views

[@warhawk4494]

What's up with the audio? Even thru my Bluetooth speaker it seems low and off tone. Idk might just be me? Good video anyways.

[@BrandonF]

Hum, a few people have said that. I think my own headphones are super loud so I tend to think 'normal' volume is lower than it ought to be. I will have to play around with audio levels in the next few videos. Thanks for the heads up.

[@micahistory]

Japan figthing Germany in China with British help during a World War. History sure is weird sometimes

[@robertgross1655]

🎩 Hi great video as usual. I’d never heard of this before. But a little oops. The Union Jack is only on ships. Ie on the jack staff .On land it’s a flag.

[@BrandonF]

I used that term because it was from a quote in the newspaper I was citing. It may be an error, but even historically it was a very common one!

[@parchmentharvester9946]

Democracy manifest

[@kuwabatakesanjuro1453]

エクセレント !

[@timmyturner327]

はい。この動画面白いな。軍歴史好き。

[@PedanticNo1]

My thumb was a casualty of the sponsorship war.

[@Gabrong]

Wallet giveaway?

[@Tareltonlives]

I wonder if the Third Reich had any plans to ask for Tsingtao back or even India in the event the Empire finished off China and the European Pacific colonies, or if there was any discussion of Russian territory. The rise of the Japanese Empire is a fascinating one, one that isn't often told in detail- Korea, China, Germany, Russia all were overcome by the new power before it came to grips with the Western Allies. Often American histories just start with Pearl Harbor, not the previous 50 years of Japanese conquests that put them on a collision course with our own empire.

[@capnstewy55]

Oh no, we seem to have run out of shells somehow. I guess we better surrender. 🤷

[@titanscerw]

Mister Brandon I just heard there is latest cinematic calamity made by certain Riddiculous Scott that shapeshifts as napoleonic era historical film ... Hope for at least several part deconstruction of this flaming trash bin fire of them holywoods.

[@cainmathewson1857]

I don't know who to root for here lol I hear about the Japanese successes and I'm like "oh no" but then I remember that they're up exact the Germans and I'm like "oh yeah"

[@richardvaldes3959]

Amazing the Japanese didnt massacre the german survivors

[@RandomFurry07]

1910s Japan is different from 1930s Japan

[@richardvaldes3959]

@@RandomFurry07 meh

[@RandomFurry07]

@@richardvaldes3959 well... If you're not Chinese or Korean

[@Tareltonlives]

Noone:..... Brandon: WHY CAN'T I HOLD ALL THESE WALLETS

[@YoussefDaanBenAmor]

I bet the Germans could have even captured Formosa if they managed to hold there far eastern empire.

[@soni3608]

I do wonder if you plan on ever doing anything on the Irish War for Independence and Irish Civil War, considering it's importance to the slow fall of the British Empire

[@Oldsmobile69]

Lots of angry Swiss in the comments.

[@epstone]

How dare he!

[@Oldsmobile69]

@@epstone ✊😠

[@Average_GI_Joe]

yoo

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

1:30 DEMOCRACY MANIFEST

[@BeastofCaerBannog]

Ah I see you know your judo well....

[@arwing20]

Japanese soldiers to Chinese civilians "Sorry rape and stab, its all I know" (Slight tweak on an obscure Simpsons reference if you can guess it)

[@laughingseagull000]

Alg

[@BrandonF]

yes

[@vistagreat9994]

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[@theflyingdutchie2585]

ae are found in water

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

Pretty brave of you to use the word "killing" for your search title.