Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Battles of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

German army officer (1870-1964)

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 9 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in United Republic of Tanzania (7), Mozambique (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,816 km apart end to end, 227 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (5).

Battle of Kondoa IrangiBattle of KisakiBattle of DutumiBattle of KibataBattle of TangaBattle of JassinBattle of MahiwaBattle of NgomanoBattle of LiomaBattle of TangaBattle of JassinBattle of MahiwaBattle of NgomanoBattle of LiomaDar es SalaamLubumbashiLusakaMombasaLilongweKolweziZanzibarMbeyaNacalaBlantyre1000 km9.928S, 37.650E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 1 engagements1915: 1 engagements1916: 4 engagements4 in 19161917: 2 engagements1918: 1 engagements19141918
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tanga, 1914Battle of Jassin, 1915Battle of Kondoa Irangi, 1916Battle of Kisaki, 1916Battle of Dutumi, 1916Battle of Kibata, 1916Battle of Mahiwa, 1917Battle of Ngomano, 1917Battle of Lioma, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 November 1914Battle of TangaTanga, TanzaniaGerman victory
18 January 1915Battle of JassinJassin, Tanzania44 km NGerman victory
7 May 1916Battle of Kondoa IrangiUnited Republic of Tanzania378 km WGerman victory
7 September 1916Battle of KisakiKisaki, Tanzania351 km SEGerman victory
11 September 1916Battle of DutumiUnited Republic of Tanzania25 km NEAllied victory
6 December 1916Battle of KibataUnited Republic of Tanzania258 km SEBritish Victory
15 October 1917Battle of MahiwaMahiwa, United Republic of Tanzania157 km SIndecisive
25 November 1917Battle of NgomanoNegomano, Mozambique147 km SWGerman victory
31 August 1918Battle of LiomaLioma, Mozambique455 km SWSee Aftermath section

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.