From Tsingtao to Skipton

This presentation tells the little-known escape story of two German POWs from Fukuoka in 1915 in which they spent a year on the run and almost circumnavigated the globe.

The men were two of the 4,700 Germans taken prisoner by the Japanese following the Siege of Tsingtao in November 1914. A year later, five officers escaped individually from the Fukuoka camp with the aim of making their way back to Germany to re-join the war effort.

Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome. Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.