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  3. IMAGO History, Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur surrenders, 120th anniversary on 2 January

IMAGO History, Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur surrenders, 120th anniversary on 2 January

Jan 2, 2025

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  • RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Cleaning up in Manchuria. Cartoon drawing by Percy Stokes, 1905. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0652962

    RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Cleaning up in Manchuria. Cartoon drawing by Percy Stokes, 1905. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0652962

  • Japan: Count Maresuke Nogi, general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1849-1912) Count Nogi Maresuke, GCB (乃木 a¸aaÖ¸), also known as Kiten, Count Nogi, (25 December 1849 13 September 1912) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during the 1894 capture of Port Arthur from China, and the subsequent massacre of thousands of Chinese civilians. He was a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, as commander of the forces which captured Port Arthur from the Russians.<br ><br > He was a national hero in Imperial Japan as a model of feudal loyalty and self-sacrifice, ultimately to the point of suicide. In the Satsuma Rebellion, he lost a banner of the emperor in battle, for Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

    Japan: Count Maresuke Nogi, general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1849-1912) Count Nogi Maresuke, GCB (乃木 a¸aaÖ¸), also known as Kiten, Count Nogi, (25 December 1849 13 September 1912) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during the 1894 capture of Port Arthur from China, and the subsequent massacre of thousands of Chinese civilians. He was a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, as commander of the forces which captured Port Arthur from the Russians.<br ><br > He was a national hero in Imperial Japan as a model of feudal loyalty and self-sacrifice, ultimately to the point of suicide. In the Satsuma Rebellion, he lost a banner of the emperor in battle, for Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

  • RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. The Russian battleship Pallada struck by a 500 pound Japanese shell in Port Arthur harbor, China. Stereograph, 18 July 1905. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0116320

    RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. The Russian battleship Pallada struck by a 500 pound Japanese shell in Port Arthur harbor, China. Stereograph, 18 July 1905. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0116320

  • RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Russian soldiers behind fortifications at Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, c1905. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0115728

    RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Russian soldiers behind fortifications at Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, c1905. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0115728

  • China: Russian soldiers stare solemnly at the corpses of their fallen comrades, (Russo-Japanese War, 8 February 1904 5 September 1905) The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

    China: Russian soldiers stare solemnly at the corpses of their fallen comrades, (Russo-Japanese War, 8 February 1904 5 September 1905) The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

  • China: Fire at the Oil Depot in Port Arthur caused by Japanese Gunfire, 1905, (Russo-Japanese War, 8 February 1904 5 September 1905) The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform th Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

    China: Fire at the Oil Depot in Port Arthur caused by Japanese Gunfire, 1905, (Russo-Japanese War, 8 February 1904 5 September 1905) The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform th Copyright: xxPicturesxFromxHistoryx

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED First Division Japanese soldiers near Port Arthur, China First Division Japanese soldiers near Port Arthur, China, during the Russo-Japanese War. They are preparing to move into the fighting lines during the Siege of Port Arthur (August 1904 - January 1905). Date: 1905 Copyright: Gemini Picture No. 12907044

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED First Division Japanese soldiers near Port Arthur, China First Division Japanese soldiers near Port Arthur, China, during the Russo-Japanese War. They are preparing to move into the fighting lines during the Siege of Port Arthur (August 1904 - January 1905). Date: 1905 Copyright: Gemini Picture No. 12907044

  • Siege of Port Arthur - 203 Hill - Japanese Memorial Japanese memorial on the summit of 203 Hill, high ground located in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China - scene of bloody fighting between Japanese and Russian forces during the Russo-Japanese War. Date: circa 1908 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 12916528

    Siege of Port Arthur - 203 Hill - Japanese Memorial Japanese memorial on the summit of 203 Hill, high ground located in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China - scene of bloody fighting between Japanese and Russian forces during the Russo-Japanese War. Date: circa 1908 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 12916528

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Russian six inch howitzer battery, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Artist: Unknown Copyright:xAnnxRonanxPicturexLibrary Heritage-Imagesx IMAGO ,1151352 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:AnnxRonanxPicturexLibrary Heritage-Imagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Russian six inch howitzer battery, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Artist: Unknown Copyright:xAnnxRonanxPicturexLibrary Heritage-Imagesx IMAGO ,1151352 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:AnnxRonanxPicturexLibrary Heritage-Imagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Battle of Port Arthur, 1904. Creator: Anonymous. Copyright:x?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2807702 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Battle of Port Arthur, 1904. Creator: Anonymous. Copyright:x?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2807702 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED The destruction of Russian fleet of war vessels at L?shun (Poster), 1904. Artist: Anonymous Copyright:x?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2596245 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED The destruction of Russian fleet of war vessels at L?shun (Poster), 1904. Artist: Anonymous Copyright:x?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2596245 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED View of Port Arthur, Manchuria, 1904. Artist: Anon Copyright:x?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2481401 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED View of Port Arthur, Manchuria, 1904. Artist: Anon Copyright:x?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2481401 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:?xFinexArtxImages HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Japanese batteries firing on Russian forts, Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood Copyright:xThexPrintxCollector HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2359617 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:ThexPrintxCollector HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Japanese batteries firing on Russian forts, Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood Copyright:xThexPrintxCollector HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2359617 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:ThexPrintxCollector HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

  • The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan s recent entry onto the world stage.<br ><br > The embarrassing st xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

    The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan s recent entry onto the world stage.<br ><br > The embarrassing st xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

  • The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan s recent entry onto the world stage.<br ><br > The embarrassing st xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

    The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan s recent entry onto the world stage.<br ><br > The embarrassing st xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

  • The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan s recent entry onto the world stage.<br ><br > The embarrassing st xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

    The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905) was the first great war of the 20th century which grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.<br ><br > The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. The resulting campaigns, in which the Japanese military attained victory over the Russian forces arrayed against them, were unexpected by world observers. As time transpired, these victories would transform the balance of power in East Asia, resulting in a reassessment of Japan s recent entry onto the world stage.<br ><br > The embarrassing st xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

  • Explosion of the battleship Petropavlovsk near Port Arthur, 1904. WorldxHistoryxArchive 917_33_WHA_152_0309

    Explosion of the battleship Petropavlovsk near Port Arthur, 1904. WorldxHistoryxArchive 917_33_WHA_152_0309

  • Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, Russian battery in action during the siege of Port Arthur Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian battery in action during the siege of Port Arthur January 1905 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07093390000285

    Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, Russian battery in action during the siege of Port Arthur Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian battery in action during the siege of Port Arthur January 1905 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07093390000285

  • Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War 1904-5: Sunken Japanese blockading ships at the harbour entrance of Port Arthur Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07093390000268

    Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War 1904-5: Sunken Japanese blockading ships at the harbour entrance of Port Arthur Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07093390000268

  • Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, view of Port Arthur Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 View of Port Arthur a few days before its fall, showing stranded Russian battleships July 1904 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07093390000161

    Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, view of Port Arthur Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 View of Port Arthur a few days before its fall, showing stranded Russian battleships July 1904 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07093390000161

  • Painting depicting the siege of Port Arthur, the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. Dated 20th Century WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_076_0471

    Painting depicting the siege of Port Arthur, the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. Dated 20th Century WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_076_0471

  • 1904 Japanese torpedo boat destroying Oboro which with 2 other boats drove 14 Russian destroyers into Port Arthur 5th August 1905 UnitedArchives00169796

    1904 Japanese torpedo boat destroying Oboro which with 2 other boats drove 14 Russian destroyers into Port Arthur 5th August 1905 UnitedArchives00169796

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