"The Battle for Lake Tanganyika was one of the Strangest " Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2019 4:25 p.m. PST |
….Battles of World War One "Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world, and a natural wonder but one of the strangest battles of WWI took place on its placid waters. Lake Tanganyika sits between Tanzania (then German East Africa) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Belgian Congo). The Allies wanted to capture German East Africa, but they needed to control the lake to do so. The Germans, however, dominated the lake due to their ship the SMS Graf von Goetzen. British troops were able to push into German territory from the sea and coast, but the great lake severely hampered their inland movements. German control of the lake meant they were able to move troops along it and redeploy behind British lines, thwarting any invasion…."
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| AICUSV | 19 Apr 2019 11:34 p.m. PST |
And the SMS Graf von Goetzen is still afloat. |
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