====== Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ======

**Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck** (OTL March 20, 1870 - March 9, 1964) was a colorful character of a WW1 German general who, in OTL, led a celebrated campaign of resistance in the German colony of German East Africa (later known as Tanganyika (which became part of [[offtopic:Tanzania]] upon gaining independence)) up until the end of the war. He has become popular in AH as a leader of the Weimar Republic or a military regime replacing it - so popular, in fact, that he is now [[alternate history cliches|something of a cliché]].  

However, the view is held by some that the idea that L-V is a cliche is only a conspiracy created by British Empire jingoists in order to stop people from using his awesomeness so no-one would remember how they were never able to beat him in the Great War.

Note that he actually tried a political career IOTL - he participated in the not very successful Kapp putsch in 1920, taking over the Mecklenburgs; and later, he ran for the conservative/rightwing Deutschnationale Volkspartei, even later for their moderate split-off Volkskonservative Vereinigung/Konservative Volkspartei.

His popularity is perhaps attributable to the fact that his career is associated with [[alternate history:airships]]. 

Friend of Karen Blixen of //Out of Africa// fame. Also of Jan Smuts. Strongly disliked Hitler. Once appeared in an episode of //Young Indiana Jones//. Had two sons who both fell in World War II, and two daughters.

Sometimes abbreviated to 'L-V'. 

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