WWI Imperial Japanese Army Tsingtao Campaign Medal Certificate Army Medic 1915
WWI Imperial Japanese Tsingtao Campaign Medal Certificate. This is an original Imperial Japanese military award certificate issued for service during the. Japan's participation in World War I. The certificate was awarded to. Army First-Class Medical Orderly Shigekichi Tsuruoka.
The document states that, under the provisions of the Taisho 3-4 Campaign Medal Ordinance, the recipient was officially awarded the campaign medal on. November 7, 1915 (Taisho 4). The certificate also bears the names of senior officials of the Decorations Bureau, including. (Chief of the Decorations Bureau). Confirming its status as an official government-issued award document.Historical Background - The Siege of Tsingtao. In 1914, Japan entered World War I under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and declared war on Germany. One of Japan's principal military operations was the attack on the German-controlled fortress city of. In China's Shandong Peninsula. Japanese Army and Navy forces jointly besieged the city and captured it after a major military campaign.
The Siege of Tsingtao remains one of the most important and best-known military actions undertaken by Japan during World War I. As a result, documents connected to this campaign occupy a unique place between Imperial Japanese military history and World War I collecting. Awarded to a Military Medical Serviceman. An especially interesting feature of this certificate is that it was awarded not to a front-line combat soldier but to an. Medical personnel were responsible for treating wounded soldiers and supporting military hospitals during wartime operations.Documents connected to military medical staff are encountered less frequently than ordinary military service papers and provide a more personal perspective on the realities of war. Why This Document Is Desirable. While Taisho 3-4 Campaign Medals themselves survive in some numbers, certificates such as this are significantly harder to find, especially examples that retain. Direct connection to the Tsingtao Campaign. Original World War I-era issue.
World War I Japanese military documents are considerably scarcer than materials from the Sino-Japanese War or Pacific War period, making them increasingly attractive to collectors of Imperial Japan and WWI history. Age-related folds, creases, stains, and wear.
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