Kurt Wahle
Kurt Wahle was a Saxon-born retired German 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. He was involved in the fighting during the East African Campaign until October 1918. During the campaign, he was awarded the Iron Cross and the Pour le Mérite and commanded the German forces at the Battle of Tabora.
