EK 1914 How did Iron Crosses get to German East Africa?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Harry did a great article for the site.... of interest for a number of reasons...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/476201.html

[dond]

Nice write up.

[JPL]

Great article as usual Harry.

Jean-Paul

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Chris:

I read the article with great interest because it renewed memories of childhood books devoured relating to WW I warfare in far away East Africa incl attempts to resupply the isolated German forces. There was also an aborted flight by a Zeppelin via Turkey carrying supplies which was abandoned while en route somewhere over the Sudan I believe.

I have related in an earlier post a very short encounter with General v.Lettow-Vorbeck while attending a school in Bremen which was named after the general.

Bernhard H. Holst

former student of Oberschule fuer Jungen General v.Lettow-Vorbeck, 1942 to 1945

[gregM]

Interesting article. Thanks for posting it.

[turtle]

Interesting article, thanks for posting! The fighting in Deutsch-Ostafrika always fascinated me!!