Lettow-Vorbeck
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| Death | 61 years ago |
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| Date of birth | March 20,1870 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Saarlouis |
| Germany | |
| Died | Hamburg |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | March 9,1964 |
| Children | Heloise zu Rantzau |
| Ursula von Lettow-Vorbeck | |
| Arnd von Lettow-Vorbeck | |
| Rüdiger von Lettow-Vorbeck | |
| Full name | Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck |
| Spouse | Martha Wallroth |
| Buried | Vicelinkirche - Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde Pronstorf, Pronstorf, Germany |
| Books | My reminiscences of East Africa |
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| ID | 3897286 |
Lettow-Vorbeck Life story
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, also called the Lion of Africa, 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, he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Indian, Belgian, and Portuguese troops.