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Name: German campaign in Angola

Type: Event

Start: 1914 AD

End: 1915 AD

Parent: World War I African Theatre

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German and Portuguese troops clashed several times on the border between German South West Africa and Portuguese Angola.

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  • July 1915: Portuguese forces under the command of General Pereira d'Eça reoccupied the Humbe region.
  • December 1914: On 18 December the largest clash of the German campaign in Angola occurred. A German force of 2,000 men under the command of Major Victor Franke attacked Portuguese forces positioned at Naulila. After stubborn resistance, the Portuguese were forced to withdraw towards the Humbe region.
  • December 1914: After the explosion of the munitions magazine at Forte Roçadas base, the Portuguese also left the Humbe to the German army, withdrawing farther north.

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