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The 1914 Force Publique Campaign in German East Africa
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known 1914 campaign of the Belgian Force Publique against German East Africa. While World War I raged in Europe, colonial powers fought to conquer African territory. The Belgians, led by Colonel Tombeur, assembled a multi-ethnic army of Congolese askaris, many coerced or recruited from the Kasai and Katanga regions. They faced off against German Schutztruppe under von Lettow-Vorbeck near Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi River. The episode covers the brutal logistics of moving troops through the Rift Valley, the failed Belgian offensive at…
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