Alfred Meyer-Waldeck

Alfred Meyer-Waldeck
Alfred Meyer-Waldeck in 1911.
Birth nameAlfred Meyer
Born(1864-11-27)November 27, 1864
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 25, 1928(1928-08-25) (aged 63)
Bad Kissingen, Weimar Republic
Buried
Heidelberg, Germany
Allegiance German Empire
Service / branch Imperial German Navy
Years of service1884–1920
RankVizeadmiral
CommandsSMS D1
Battles / wars
Other workGovernor, Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory, 1911–1914
Meyer-Waldeck as a Kapitän zur See.
Overall view of Tsingtao, China, sometime between 1897 and 1914.
The visit of Governor Sun Pao-Chi to Tsingtao in April 1910. Meyer-Waldeck is standing second from left.
German 1912 map of the Shandong Peninsula showing the Jiaozhou Bay Leased Territory.

Alfred Meyer-Waldeck (27 November 1864 – 25 August 1928), born Alfred Meyer, was a vice admiral in the Imperial German Navy.[1] He was the final governor of the Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory from 1911 to 1914 and was most notable as the German naval commander in the Siege of Tsingtao during World War I.

  1. ^ "Meyer-Waldeck, Alfred (1864 – 1928), Gouverneur". Tsingtao. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.