East African campaign (World War I)
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East African campaign (World War I)
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The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Rhodesia, British East Africa, the Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The campaign all but ended in German East Africa in November 1917 when the Germans entered Mozambique and continued the campaign living off Portuguese supplies. The strategy of the German colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, was to div
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Series of battles in East Africa during World War I
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_campaign_(World_War_I)
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2006-05-01T22:55:26Z
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2024-09-14T08:27:46Z
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