Battle of Narungombe

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Battle of Narungombe
Part of East African Campaign
Date19 July 1917
Location
German East Africa [1]
9°59′00″S38°50′40″E / 9.98333°S 38.84444°E / -9.98333; 38.84444
Result German victory
Belligerents

Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire

Commanders and leaders
Captain von Lieberman [2] Percival Scott Beves [3]
Strength
8 companies 1,700 men [2]
Casualties and losses
unknown 152 dead
457 wounded
15 missing [2]
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Location within Tanzania
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Battle of Narungombe (Africa)

The Battle of Narungombe was fought between the German Empire and the British Empire during the East African Campaign of World War I. [3]

The Battle

The battle honour "Narungombe" has been granted to the Ghana Regiment, King's African Rifles and the South African 7th and 8th Infantry Regiment.

References

  1. ↑ David F. Burg, Edward L. Purcell, L. Edward Purcell (1998). "19 July 1917". Almanac of World War I. Lexington, Kentucky, USA: University Press of Kentucky. p. 44. ISBN   0-8131-2072-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Commonwealth war graves commission : The Battle of Narungombe
  3. 1 2 Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.
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