Tabora offensive

Tabora offensive
	Part of the East African campaign of World War I
	; Map of the Tabora offensive
Date	April–September 1916
Location	Tabora, German East Africa; (modern-day Tanzania)5°01′00″S 32°48′00″E / 5.0167°S 32.8000°E
Result	Allied victory
Belligerents
Belgium Belgian Congo; British Empire South Africa;	German Empire German East Africa;
Commanders and leaders
Charles Tombeur; Frederik-Valdemar Olsen; Philippe Molitor; Charles Crewe	Kurt Wahle; Max Wintgens; Erich von Langenn-Steinkeller
Strength
Force Publique:; - 12,000 soldiers; Lakeforce:; - 2,800 soldiers ; - 10,000 porters	Schutztruppe:; - c. 8,000 soldiers; - c. 1,000 Indugaruga; - Unknown number of other Ruga-Ruga and porters
	Location within Tanzania Tabora offensive (Africa)

The Tabora offensive (April–September 1916) was an Anglo-Belgian offensive into German East Africa, which ended with the Battle of Tabora in the north-west of German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania), it was part of the East African campaign of World War I. The forces of the Belgian Congo crossed the border with German East Africa and captured the port city of Kigoma and the city of Tabora (the largest town in the interior of the German colony). In August a smaller Lake Force under the command of the South African brigadier general Crewe, launched a parallel attack from Uganda, also aimed at taking Tabora. The completion of the offensive not only left much of the Ruanda-Urundi territory under Belgian military occupation but gave the Allies control of the important Tanganjikabahn railway.