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Name: Belgian Offensive (East Africa Campaign)

Type: Event

Start: 1916 AD

End: 1917 AD

Parent: East African campaign

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Was the Belgian offensive against German forces in the East Africa Campaign of World War I.

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  • September 1917: To prevent Belgian claims on German territory in a post-war settlement, South African military leader Jan Smuts ordered their forces to return to the Congo, leaving them as occupiers only in Rwanda and Burundi.
  • October 1917: British conquest of Mahenge.
  • September 1916: Belgian conquest of Tabora.
  • May 1916: Belgian conquest of Kigali.
  • August 1916: Belgian conquest of Ujiji.

  • Selected Sources


  • The Great War in East Africa. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 21 April 2021 on https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:World_War_I_in_East_Africa.jpg
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