Classical WW1/Siberia Intervention awarding. Marked 美 for Shobido workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-on-japanese-orders-who-and-when.25816 Issued on November 1, 1920 to 呵部元信 - Kabu Motonobu
Details. Fairly rare variation of Golden Kite order (regarding "tied up" Kites https://asiamedals.info/threads/repaired-orders-of-the-golden-kites.23236) not in the right place.
On June 11, 1917, the Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine U-27 successfully torpedoed Japanese destroyer Sakaki. The attack tore off the destroyer's bow and resulted in heavy casualties, killing dozens of Japanese officers and sailors. Despite the devastating damage, the Sakaki did not sink. The...