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Kurt Wahle (* 26. Dezember 1854 in Neuhof bei Düben, Provinz Sachsen; † 19. Juni 1928) war ein sächsischer Generalleutnant, der sich im Rahmen der Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika am Ersten Weltkrieg beteiligte. Leben. Wahle besuchte ab 1867 das Dresdner Kadettenhaus und wurde 1873 als Fähnrich der Sächsischen Armee ...
Kurt Wahle (26 December 1855 – 19 June 1928) was a Saxon general who travelled to German East Africa in 1914 to visit his son. Being in the colony at the outbreak of World War I, he volunteered to serve under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, despite outranking him, and became one of his front commanders.
General Kurt Wahle was a Royal Saxon general officer who served in the Colonial Forces of German East Africa (Tanzania) during the Great War. Having retired from active duty prior to the Great War, Wahle was on vacation in Africa when hostilities broke out in Europe. Instead of returning to Germany, he reported to local Commander Paul von ...
5. Sept. 2016 · In September 1916, a 48,000 man force, of combined British and Belgian troops marched into German East Africa. Major Kurt Wahle, one of Lettow-Vorbeck subordinates, made the first contact, with a group of 5,000 against an attack twice that size.
17. Nov. 2005 · Scarlett. Member. Posts: 295. Joined: 11 Oct 2004, 19:53. Location: Southern Germany. Biography General Wahle. by Scarlett » 17 Nov 2005, 10:44. I'm looking for biographic details of Major-General (ret.) Wahle, who served under Lettow-Vorbeck in the East-African campaign.
With Kurt Wahle 's force at Nyangao separated from Lettow-Vorbeck's main body, the British hatched a plan to cut off and surround Wahle's column by flanking it with a force of Nigerians. [2] . They would then commit a large body of soldiers on a frontal attack and encircle the force. [1] Battle [ edit]
Major-General Kurt Wahle (26 December 1855 – 19 June 1928) was a Saxon-born retired German army officer who travelled to German East Africa in 1914 to visit his son. At the outbreak of World War I, he re-enlisted in the German Army, becoming one of Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck's field commanders...
