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Birth Name: Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
Born: 20 March 1870 Died: 9 March 1964
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Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (20 March 1870 – 9 March 1964), popularly known as the Lion of Africa (German: Löwe von Afrika), 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 (3,000 Germans and 11,000 Africans), he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Indian, Belgian, and Portuguese troops. He is known for never being defeated or captured in battle.
Lettow-Vorbeck was the only German commander to successfully invade a part of the British Empire during the First World War. His exploits in the campaign h
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People I find Inspiring (93 person items)"The Lion of Africa was one of the greatest generals and men ever, never losing a single battle and even managing to invade a part of British empire during WW1. Lettow-Vorbeck lead the most successful guerrilla operation ever by holding hundreds of thousands of British soldiers from joining the European front with his army of barely ten thousand German and African guerrilla fighters. He was much beloved both in Africa and Germany. The best is yet to come. When Hitler contacted Lettow-Vorbeck to "
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