Saarlouis
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Saarlouis is a town in the state of Saarland, in western Germany, located on the banks of the Saar river. With a population of over 37,000, it is the fifth-largest city of Saarland and serves as an im
The Ludwigskirche (Saint Louis Church)
Fortress of Saarlouis with staging area 1753
The Deutsches Tor (German Gate)
The Kasematten (The Casemates)
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
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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 historian Edwin Palmer
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…Eduard von Knorr (1840–1920), admiral of the Imperial German Navy and chief of the East Asia Squadrons Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870–1964), colonial general and politician Karl Marx (1887-1966), German journalist…
Lettow-Vorbeck in 1914
Lettow-Vorbeck's birthplace in Saarlouis
Captain von Lettow-Vorbeck, stationed in German South-West Africa in 1904
Great War poster of Lettow-Vorbeck leading African soldiers. Above: "Colonial Warriors' Donation"; below a facsimile of Lettow-Vorbeck's signature