The Colonial campaign in East Africa was one of the greatest military feats of the war, a diminutive band of Germans under General Von Lettow and there first rate colonial Askaris ran rings around the allies Portugal and Belgium. Constantly moving his troops around the province tying down troops the allies needed on the see saw battles of the Western Front. The allies never managed to defeat Von Lettow, he surrendered the last troops of the German army after the final German surrender, he returned home to a deserved heroes welcome. This conflict lends itself to the scenario gaming with all the colonial aspects of Natives, supply and civilians