The Battle of Trekkopjes on 26 April 1915 was a German assault on the South African held railway station of Trekkopjes during the South West Africa Campaign of World War I. The South African Major Skinner had been ordered to defend Trekkopjes, and came into contact with a German column advancing on the station. Skinner withdrew back into Trekkopjes and dug in his forces. The German attack was repulsed with the help of armoured cars, leaving the South Africans victorious. The Battle of Trekkopjes saw the last German offensive in German South West Africa leaving them on the defensive for the remainder of the campaign.
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| - Battle of Trekkopjes (en)
- Batalla de Trekkopjes (ca)
- Gefecht von Trekkopje (de)
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| - La batalla de Trekkopjes va ser un assalt alemany sobre la ciutat de , Sud-àfrica, el 26 d'abril de 1915, durant la Campanya d'Àfrica Sud-occidental de la Primera Guerra Mundial. El coronel sud-africà Skinner va rebre l'ordre de defensar Trekkopjes, i va entrar en contacte amb una columna alemanya que avançava cap aquesta ciutat. L'atac alemany va ser repel·lit amb l'ajuda d'. La batalla de Trekkopjes va ser l'última ofensiva alemanya en Àfrica Sud-occidental Alemanya, que van passar a la defensiva la resta de la campanya. (ca)
- Das Gefecht von Trekkopje am 26. April 1915 war ein deutscher Angriff auf die von südafrikanischen Truppen gehaltene Bahnstation Trekkopje während des Südwestafrikafeldzugs des Ersten Weltkriegs. Das Gefecht gilt als letzte Offensivaktion der Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika und markierte den ersten Einsatz gepanzerter Radfahrzeuge bei einer Militäraktion auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent. (de)
- The Battle of Trekkopjes on 26 April 1915 was a German assault on the South African held railway station of Trekkopjes during the South West Africa Campaign of World War I. The South African Major Skinner had been ordered to defend Trekkopjes, and came into contact with a German column advancing on the station. Skinner withdrew back into Trekkopjes and dug in his forces. The German attack was repulsed with the help of armoured cars, leaving the South Africans victorious. The Battle of Trekkopjes saw the last German offensive in German South West Africa leaving them on the defensive for the remainder of the campaign. (en)
- La battaglia di Trekkopjes, il 26 aprile 1915, fu un assalto effettuato dai tedeschi contro la città di , controllata dai sudafricani, durante la Campagna dell'Africa Tedesca del Sud-Ovest nella prima guerra mondiale. Il maggiore sudafricano Skinner ricevette l'ordine di difendere Trekkopjes, e prese contatto con una colonna tedesca che stava avanzando sulla città. L'attacco delle truppe germaniche venne respinto grazie all'intervento di alcuni blindati, che consentirono ai sudafricani di vincere. La battaglia di Trekkopjes costituì l'ultima offensiva tedesca nell'Africa Tedesca del Sud-Ovest, che rimasero sulla difensiva per tutto il resto della campagna. (it)
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