German Togoland campaign
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The German Togoland campaign was a World War I military operation in which Allied forces, primarily British and French colonial troops, invaded and occupied the German colony of Togoland in West Africa in 1914.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Togoland campaign canonical | 1 |
| West African campaign | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath | partition of Togoland into British Togoland and French Togoland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Togoland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British West African colonial forces
ⓘ
France ⓘ French West African colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Campaigns of World War I involving Africa ⓘ |
| characteristic |
primarily fought by colonial troops
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short duration ⓘ |
| colonialPowerTargeted | German colonial administration in Togoland ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick C. Bryant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans-Georg von Doering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| endDate | 1914-08-26 ⓘ |
| endedWith | German request for armistice in Togoland ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied military administration in Togoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | low compared to other World War I campaigns ⓘ |
| involvedColony |
French Dahomey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
British Gold Coast Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Tirailleurs Sénégalais NERFINISHED ⓘ German Polizeitruppe in Togoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
German Togoland
NERFINISHED
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Togoland NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
advance on Kamina wireless station
ⓘ
capture of Lomé ⓘ destruction of Kamina wireless station by German forces ⓘ |
| objective |
invasion of German Togoland
ⓘ
occupation of German Togoland ⓘ |
| opponent | German colonial forces in Togoland ⓘ |
| partOf | African theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of World War I in Europe ⓘ |
| primaryStrategicSite | Kamina wireless station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied occupation of Togoland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allied victory ⓘ surrender of German forces in Togoland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-08-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | elimination of German wireless communications in West Africa ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Allied occupation of former German colony of Togoland ⓘ |
| theatre | West African theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West African campaign