Tom von Prince (born 9 January 1866 - 4 November 1914) was a German East Africa Company military officer and plantation owner in German East Africa. He most notably, as a captain in the Schutztruppe, led the first action by German forces in East Africa during World War I by seizing Taveta on 15 August 1914, and was then killed in November at the Battle of Tanga.
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9 January 1866 (age 159)
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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