25.11.1918, end of World War I on the African theatre

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 13 August 2017 from 08:27:26 to 08:30:26 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 05 June 2018 at 07:09:38 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 13 August 2018 from 07:20:52 to 07:23:52 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 16 August 2018 from 07:40:18 to 07:43:18 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): World War I, Western Front, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Africa
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (13.08.2017) - 10,6,3 colour composite - Germany-led Namibia confronted Portuguese Angola & UK-led South Africa.
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WWI only stopped the 23.11.1918 on the lesser known African theatre, a conflict of lesser intensity involving many modern East African countries.
Fig. 2 - 05.06.2018 - Beaten in Zanzibar the 20.09.1914, the Royal Navy took its revenge in the Rufiji Delta the 11.07.1915.
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Fig. 3 - 16.08.2018 - Between Lake Tanganyika & Lake Victoria: UK, Belgium, Portugal led forces vs German East Africa (mostly Tanzania).
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Fig. 4 - 13.08.2018 - German forces invaded Mozambique the 25.11.1917. Most soldiers were African but most casualties were porters.
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