Australian occupation of Nauru

Australian occupation of Nauru
Part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I

Map of Nauru created by Germany (1897)
Date9 September – 6 November 1914
Location
Result Australian victory
Belligerents

Allied Powers

Central Powers
 Germany

Commanders and leaders
Sir George Patty Wilhelm Wostrack [cs]
Units involved
HMAS Melbourne Colonial Administrators and Local Police
Casualties and losses
None Administrators Captured

In September 1914 Australia occupied Nauru, then part of German New Guinea, following the start of World War I. This was part of a larger plan by Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to intercept Germany's East Asia Squadron before they could return to Germany. The island continued to be occupied by Australia until the end of the war.