Battle of Narungombe explained

Conflict:	Battle of Narungombe
Partof:	East African Campaign
Place:	German East Africa^[1]
Result:	German victory
Combatant1:	German East Africa
Combatant2:	East Africa Nyasaland Rhodesia Uganda Belgium Portugal Portuguese East Africa

The Battle of Narungombe was fought between the German Empire and Portugal during the East African Campaign of World War I.

The battle honour "Narungombe" has been granted to the Ghana Regiment, King's African Rifles and the South African 7th and 8th Infantry Regiment.

References

• Book: Chisholm , Hugh . Hugh Chisholm. The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD. 1922. New York.

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Notes and References

1. Book: Almanac of World War I. David F. Burg, Edward L. Purcell, L. Edward Purcell. University Press of Kentucky. 0-8131-2072-1. 1998. 19 July 1917 . Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 44 .