the opportunity to publish a book DEUTSCH-OSTAFRIKA IM AUFSTAND, 1905-1906. In it, he attempted to justify his involvement in the Maji Maji Rebellion and the causes which prompted his response to quell the rebellion, this was later published in 1909. Götzen still took an interest in the colonial politics of the German Empire, being an active member of the committee for the German Colonial Society until his death on December 1, 1910 in Hamburg, this was due to the count of ill health. His wife outlived him by over two decades being later buried together at the Ohlsdorfer Cemetery in Hamburg. Legacy The German passenger ship Graf von Götzen was named after Götzen and used as part of Germany's war effort on Lake Tanganyika in World War I. She was scuttled in July 1916 off the mouth of the Malagarasi River to prevent her falling into the hands of the Belgian troops. In 1924 on instructions from Winston Churchill, salvage operations by the Royal Navy succeeded in refloating the ship and in 1927 she returned to service as the M.V. Liemba and is still running today as a passenger cargo ferry. Writings by Götzen . Berlin (1895) Deutsch-Ostafrika im Aufstand 1905/06. Berlin (1909) Further reading Reinhart Bindseil: Ruanda im Lebensbild des Offiziers, Afrikaforschers und Kaiserlichen Gouverneurs Gustav Adolf Graf von Götzen (1866–1910). Mit einem Abriss über die zeitgenössischen Forschungsreisenden Franz Stuhlmann, Oscar Baumann, Richard Kandt, Adolf Friedrich Herzog zu Mecklenburg und Hans Meyer. Berlin 1992. References External links 1866 births 1910 deaths People from Radków People from the Province of Silesia Counts of Germany Prussian nobility German explorers of Africa History of Rwanda Governors of German East Africa People of former German colonies University of Paris alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni University of Kiel alumni Schutztruppe personnel German expatriates in Rwanda German expatriates in France