Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
(1870-1964)
German army officer
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Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (20 March 1870 – 9 March 1964), also called the Lion of Africa (German: Löwe von Afrika), was a general in the Imperial German Army and the commander of its forces in the German East Africa campaign. For four years, with a force of about 14,000 (3,000 Germans and 11,000 Africans), he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Indian, Belgian, and Portuguese troops.
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20 March 1870 Saarlouis, Germany
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9 March 1964 (aged 93) Hamburg, Germany
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