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Chambeshi Monument
The Chambeshi Monument, in the Northern Province, Zambia, Northern Province of Zambia, also called the Chambeshi Memorial and the Lettow-Vorbeck Memorial, commemorates the final cessation of hostilities of the World War I, First World War, three days after the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Armistice in Western Front (World War I), Europe. The reasons for the monument The monument bears a plaque which reads: "On this spot at 7.30 am on Thursday 14th November 1918, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, General von Lettow-Vorbeck, commanding the German East Africa, German forces in East Africa, heard from Mr Hector Croad, then District Commissioner Kasama, Zambia, Kasama, of the signing of the Armistice by the German government, which provided for the unconditional evacuation of all German forces from East Africa". A second plaque in the Bemba language ends with the words ''Twapela umuchinshi kuli bonse abashipa abalwile mu nkondo iyi'' which means ''we honour all brave soldiers who fough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (20 March 1870 – 9 March 1964), also called 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. Essentially undefeated in the field, Lettow-Vorbeck was the only German commander to successfully invade a part of the British Empire during the First World War. His exploits in the campaign have been described by Edwin Palmer Hoyt as "the greatest single guerrilla operation in history, and the most successful". Early life Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck was son of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1832–1919) and Marie von Eisenhart-Rothe (1842–1919). He was born into the Pomeranian minor nobility, while his father was stationed as an army officer at Saarlouis in the Prussian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
