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POSTCARD – TORPEDOBOOT – HIGH SEAS

SKU: 38-1595

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This postcard shows a torpedoboot running alone in high seas. On the reverse we see that the postcard was mailed in 1917 to a young Berlin woman.

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This postcard shows a torpedoboot running alone in high seas. On the reverse we see that the postcard was mailed in 1917 to a young Berlin woman.

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This postcard shows a torpedoboot running alone in high seas. On the reverse we see that the postcard was mailed in 1917 to a young Berlin woman.

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    The S.M.S. Iltis was one of the Kaiserliche Marine’s most famous ships. She was also one of the smallest – but she and her crew had big hearts, especially on 17 June 1900, as you will see. The Iltis was a kanonenboot that was designed to patrol Germany’s and her Colonial empire’s waters and inland possessions. She was commissioned in 1898 and sent to China. She arrived during the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). [It was a revolt against the foreign powers who by then were China’s de facto rulers. Most of the European powers were present, as well as Japan. The Boxers revolted against the unjust rule, accompanied by forces backed (on an informal basis) by the Chinese Empress. On 17 June 1900, a battle took place at the Taku Forts between Allied naval units and Chinese forces. The S.M.S. Iltis suffered substantial damage during the battle, although the Allies were victorious. Several of her crew were killed, while others were wounded, including her commander Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Lans.
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