Cruisers Emden and Nürnberg arrive; Fregattenkapitän Vollerthun takes overall command.

What happened

Berlin ordered the Emden, then at Tsingtao in China, to skip a planned overhaul and sail for Pohnpei, and the Nürnberg came from Hong Kong. With them the Germans finally had enough men and guns to move from defending Kolonia to attacking the Sokehs positions.