Tom von Prince
(1866-1914)
German colonial military officer
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Tom von Prince (9 January 1866 – 4 November 1914) was a German 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
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4 November 1914 (aged 48)
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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