East African Campaign

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.

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1914 — 1918  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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1914-08-03T00:00:00Z

1918-11-25T00:00:00Z

1914 — 1918 East African Campaign

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BL 5.4 inch howitzer breech WWI

Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA0966, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Kriegssafari

Seeblockade

Brug over de Mlagarassi river 1

Campaign in German E. Africa LOC 17500903318

Indian troops on board the British Tug Stork in Dar es-Salaam Harbour during World War I.

Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA7225, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Askari im Kampf

Brug over de Mlagarassi river 2

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q15410

Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA3032, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Kreuzer Königsberg

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1964	Tanzania	sovereign state, republic, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	East African Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
commons	image		BL 5.4 inch howitzer breech WWI		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA0966, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Kriegssafari		Commons
commons	image		Seeblockade		Commons
commons	image		Brug over de Mlagarassi river 1		Commons
commons	image		Campaign in German E. Africa LOC 17500903318		Commons
commons	image		Indian troops on board the British Tug Stork in Dar es-Salaam Harbour during World War I.		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA7225, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Askari im Kampf		Commons
commons	image		Brug over de Mlagarassi river 2		Commons
commons	image		Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Q15410		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 105-DOA3032, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Kreuzer Königsberg		Commons