East African campaign (World War I) - Wikipedia
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OverviewBackgroundInitial fighting, 1914–1915Allied offensives, 1916–1917German offensives, 1917–18AftermathNotesFootnotesGerman East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) was colonized by the Germans in 1885. The territory itself spanned 384,180 square miles (995,000 km ) and covered the areas of modern-day Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. The colony's indigenous population numbered seven and a half million and was governed by just 5,300 Europeans. Although the colonial regime was relatively secure, the colony ha… Date: 3 August 1914 – 25 November 1918 Territorial changes: German East Africa partitioned by Britain, Belgium and Portugal Result: Allied victory
Date: 3 August 1914 – 25 November 1918
Territorial changes: German East Africa partitioned by Britain, Belgium and Portugal
Result: Allied victory
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