Siege of Toma

The siege of Toma was a bloodless action during the First World War on the island of New Pomerania between 14 and 17 September 1914 as part of the occupation of German New Guinea by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF). Australian forces had been dispatched to seize and destroy German wireless stations in the south-west Pacific because they were used by the German East Asian Cruiser Squadron of Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee which threatened merchant shipping in the region. New Zealand provided a similar force for the occupation of German Samoa. Ultimately the German colonial government was forced to surrender after being surrounded, ending the last significant resistance in the territory.

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1914  Wikidata
siege, 
Suzunami, 

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Location: -4.3833, 152.167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914 Siege of Toma

1910-10-18T00:00:00Z

1911-02-23T00:00:00Z

1910 — 1911 Sokehs rebellion

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1914-09-11T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Bita Paka

1942-01-23T00:00:00Z

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1942 Battle of Rabaul

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1943 — 1944 Operation Cartwheel

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1943-11-11T00:00:00Z

1943 Bombing of Rabaul

1943-12-17T00:00:00Z

1945-08-08T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1945 Pacification of Rabaul

1944-02-18T00:00:00Z

1944-02-18T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Karavia Bay

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1910	Sokehs rebellion	German Empire, rebellion, Sokehs	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Bita Paka	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Siege of Toma	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Rabaul	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Operation Cartwheel	United States, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Bombing of Rabaul	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Pacification of Rabaul	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Karavia Bay	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Suzunami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata