Martin Antonenko
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Nothing Works Without German Beer ...!
On November 14, 1897, German marines landed under cover of a battle squadron in the Kiautschou Bay, which was part of the Chinese Empire, and occupy the city of Tsingtau (Qingdao) and its surrounding area ...:
The murder of two German missionaries by Chinese near the city two weeks earlier serves as a pretext for the land grab.
Tsingtau has a special status among the German colonies:
While all other German "possessions" in Asia and Africa are administered by the Reich Colonial Office in Berlin and administered by (military) governors appointed by the Kaiser, the "Kiautschau Protected Area" is solely subject to the Imperial Navy!
The new base in East Asia is too important for the German fleet!
And that's why the port of Tsingtau is being expanded considerably first - among other things with one of the largest floating docks in a colony (if you ignore the British Gibraltar), which was designed for "large cruisers" (batttle cruisers) like S.M.S. Record "Fürst Bismarck" (on the next picture!) ...:
Here is a photo of the 16,000-ton dock, its size is made clear by the gunboat S.M.S. "Iltis" lying on the quay in front of it, which was 67 meters long ...:
The two German torpedo boats behind "Iltis" look like toy boats in front of the but.
Then the Germans set about building a real German city.
A school...
...a church...
... which still stands today ...
... and normal residential and administrative buildings with German architecture - here the residence of the German Governor ...:
Sure, it was colonialism and the Chinese were exploited as cheap labor and half-slaves - but the planning and development work in itself is also to be appreciated!
If it were to be said today, "Build a new city!", Then in 17 years' time one would probably still be arguing about the various designs in ten bodies ...
Greetings from Berlin Airport!
And finally the Germans built - how could it be otherwise! - the "Germania Brewery" ...
... who brews "real German" beer according to the purity law!
The brewery still exists and still produces beer according to the German purity law, which is also sold under the name "Tsingtao".
When I was there, I tried the beer - it can definitely compete with the Bremen "Becks"! I keep an - empty - bottle as a souvenir to this day!
In short: the Germans are setting up in Tsingtau to stay forever!
**continued next post**
On November 14, 1897, German marines landed under cover of a battle squadron in the Kiautschou Bay, which was part of the Chinese Empire, and occupy the city of Tsingtau (Qingdao) and its surrounding area ...:
The murder of two German missionaries by Chinese near the city two weeks earlier serves as a pretext for the land grab.
Tsingtau has a special status among the German colonies:
While all other German "possessions" in Asia and Africa are administered by the Reich Colonial Office in Berlin and administered by (military) governors appointed by the Kaiser, the "Kiautschau Protected Area" is solely subject to the Imperial Navy!
The new base in East Asia is too important for the German fleet!
And that's why the port of Tsingtau is being expanded considerably first - among other things with one of the largest floating docks in a colony (if you ignore the British Gibraltar), which was designed for "large cruisers" (batttle cruisers) like S.M.S. Record "Fürst Bismarck" (on the next picture!) ...:
Here is a photo of the 16,000-ton dock, its size is made clear by the gunboat S.M.S. "Iltis" lying on the quay in front of it, which was 67 meters long ...:
The two German torpedo boats behind "Iltis" look like toy boats in front of the but.
Then the Germans set about building a real German city.
A school...
...a church...
... which still stands today ...
... and normal residential and administrative buildings with German architecture - here the residence of the German Governor ...:
Sure, it was colonialism and the Chinese were exploited as cheap labor and half-slaves - but the planning and development work in itself is also to be appreciated!
If it were to be said today, "Build a new city!", Then in 17 years' time one would probably still be arguing about the various designs in ten bodies ...
Greetings from Berlin Airport!
And finally the Germans built - how could it be otherwise! - the "Germania Brewery" ...
... who brews "real German" beer according to the purity law!
The brewery still exists and still produces beer according to the German purity law, which is also sold under the name "Tsingtao".
When I was there, I tried the beer - it can definitely compete with the Bremen "Becks"! I keep an - empty - bottle as a souvenir to this day!
In short: the Germans are setting up in Tsingtau to stay forever!
**continued next post**
