1. East African Front August 3, 1914 - November 25, 1918
By Austin Hettrick, Kassie Cunningham, and Faith Howell

2. East African front importance
Knows as the forgotten front
During the campaign 750,00 square miles were used as battle grounds
British felt threatened and tried to protect themselves.

3. 5 Battles Battle of Sandfontein Battle of Tanga Battle of salaita hill
Battle of Kilimanjaro
Battle for Lake Tanganyika

5. Battle of Sandfontein When September 26, 1914 Location
Sandfontein South Africa (Modern day Namibia)
Who
British
German
Battle type
Combat
Landscape
Hot
Dry

6. British side Troops 135 british Officers 2,436 Soldiers Weapons
4, 13-pound guns
Animals
4,347 animals
Casualties
Winners
Germans
Losers
British

7. German side Troops 1,700 riflemen Weapons 4 machine gun teams
Artillery
10 pieces
Casualties
Winners
Germans
Losers
British

8. Battle of Tanga
Leading up to the battle - Britain decided to fall back on neutrality agreement and try and take over Tanga
When - November 5, 1914
Who - Indian Expeditionary force ( Britain) vs. Germany
Location- Tanga
Landscape- very hot and humid, because it's so close to the equator it experiences very tropical weather, surround cities to Tanga are Mombasa, and Zanzibar Town
Objectives- IEF: Invade German area for Britain. GER: Keep Germán territory intact
Germans won and British lost . In result it was an unsuccessful invasion for Britain and somewhat successful win for Germany despite loss of resources
This battle was said to be the longest battle for the Germans in WW1

9. Battle of Salaita Hill
What Led Up to the Battle Events that led up to the battle were that Brigadier General Beves’ 2nd and 1st East African Brigade were chosen to attack Salaita. ( South African division ).
Why and Where Events that led up to the battle were that Brigadier General Beves’ 2nd and 1st East African Brigade were chosen to attack Salaita. ( South African division ).
Landscape The weather was very hot and humid. It was a sandy desert with not much cover.
Troops Germans vs South Africans

10. Salaita Hill Part 2
Objective For Winning The South Africans objective for winning was to push the Germans away from the lookout post and the Germans wanted to defend themselves
Final Result: South Africans win and send reinforcements near kilimanjaro. Africans had 6,000 men with 172 dead, wounded, or missing The Germans had 2,300 to begin but it is unknown how many were killed because they fleeted the attack.url

11. Monument/ Memorial The # symbol
No matter how many troops they had it wasn't enough to defeat the germans

12. Cites http://www.kaiserscross.com/40117/home.html

13. Cites continued http://www.worldwar1gallery.com/colonies/map06.png
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