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Name: Surrender of German East Africa

Type: Event

Start: 1918 AD

End: 1918 AD

Parent: East African campaign

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After the surrender of Germany in Europe, the troops of General Lettow-Vorbeck in German East Africa surrendered.

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  • November 1918: When German general Lettow-Vorbeck received a telegram announcing the signing of the armistice by Germany, he agreed to a cease-fire. He marched his force to Abercorn and formally surrendered to the Entente on 25 November 1918. All the territories occupied by German forces in eastern Africa were freed, and the German colonies occupied.

    • Selected Sources

  • Strachan, H. (2001): The First World War: To Arms. Vol. I, New York: Oxford University Press, p. 641

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