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)
Date	9 September- 6 November 1914
Location	Nauru
Result	Australian victory
Belligerents
Allied Powers Australia;	Central Powers German New Guinea;
Commanders and leaders
Sir George Patty	Wilhelm Wostrack
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.

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