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Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

1870 - 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is the 389th most popular military personnel (down from 343rd in 2019), the 935th most popular biography from Germany (down from 794th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular German Military Personnel.

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck was a German general who led the German East African Campaign in World War I.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ranks 389 out of 2,058Before him are Henri Giraud, Iwane Matsui, Andrei Grechko, Prokop the Great, Alexander Samsonov, and Henry Maitland Wilson. After him are Erich Priebke, Jean-Andoche Junot, Laskarina Bouboulina, Carl Spaatz, Charles Lee, and Hermann Balck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ranks 29Before him are Gustav Bauer, Josef Hoffmann, Clara Immerwahr, John Boland, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, and Georgy Gapon. After him are Major Ritchie, Pierre Louÿs, Ernst Barlach, Reginald Lee, D. T. Suzuki, and Charlotte Cooper. Among people deceased in 1964, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ranks 30Before him are Otto Grotewohl, Giorgio Morandi, Alexandre Koyré, Otto Wille Kuusinen, Henry Maitland Wilson, and Paulino Alcántara. After him are Emilio Aguinaldo, Ernst Kretschmer, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Alan Ladd, Tatyana Afanasyeva, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ranks 935 out of 7,253Before him are Andreas Brehme (1960), Stefan George (1868), Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), Arthur Auwers (1838), and Ulrich von Jungingen (1360). After him are Frei Otto (1925), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), Edith Frank (1900), Philipp Otto Runge (1777), Helmut Schön (1915), and John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ranks 73Before him are Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Georg von Frundsberg (1473), Walther Wenck (1900), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), and Götz von Berlichingen (1480). After him are Erich Priebke (1913), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Erich Kempka (1910), Günther Lütjens (1889), and Günther Prien (1908).