Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Paul_Emil_von_Lettow-Vorbeck
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Eagle
gptkb:Pour_le_Mérite
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Prussia)
gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1870-03-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Saarlouis,_German_Empire
gptkbp:burialPlace Pronstorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:child Arnd Lettow-Vorbeck
Klaus Lettow-Vorbeck
gptkbp:commanded Schutztruppe for German East Africa
gptkbp:deathDate 1964-03-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hamburg,_West_Germany
gptkbp:education gptkb:Prussian_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
gptkbp:knownFor guerrilla warfare tactics
never defeated in the field during WWI
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Reichstag_of_the_Weimar_Republic
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:militaryRank Generalmajor
gptkbp:militaryService 1888
1920
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_Africa
gptkbp:notableFor commander of German forces in East Africa during World War I
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Boxer_Rebellion
gptkb:Herero_Wars
World War I East African Campaign
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:German_National_People's_Party
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:East_African_Campaign
asymmetric warfare
German colonial history
gptkbp:releasedFromPrison 1919
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Reichswehr
gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Wallroth
gptkbp:surrenderedTo 1918-11-25
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Heia_Safari!
gptkb:Meine_Erinnerungen_aus_Ostafrika
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Lioma
gptkb:Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_Theatre
gptkb:Battle_of_Ngomano
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7