德属东非最后被证明是英国计划的一场完全的灾难。这应当要归功于它的指挥官陆军上校保罗·冯·雷托夫-福尔贝克的才华和英雄品质。
German East Africa would prove to be a complete disaster for the British , however , due to the skill and heroism of its commander , Oberst Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck .