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Governor Adolf Graf von Götzen (5th from left) bids farewell to white and colored soldiers of the 5th Company of the German Protection Force in order to take a longer vacation in Germany. Count von Götzen was governor of German East Africa from 1901 to 1906 / Photographer: Scherl
Coloured soldiers of the German Schutztruppe, so-called Askari, at a parade in the station yard in Tanga in front of Governor Hermann von Wissmann. Hermann von Wissmann was governor of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a in the years 1895-96 / Photographer: Scherl
Coloured soldiers of the German Schutztruppe, so-called Askari, at a parade in Dar es Salaam on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Schutztruppe in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl
Coloured soldiers of a company of the German Schutztruppe, so-called Askari, marching out in the first days of the First World War / Photographer: Scherl
Native auxiliary soldiers (so-called Askaris) of the German Schutztruppe in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a and German soldiers deport prisoners of war / Photographer: Scherl
Native auxiliary soldiers (so-called Askaris) of the German Schutztruppe in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a . Scene from the African Anabasis / Photographer: Scherl
Native auxiliary soldiers (so-called Askaris) of the German Schutztruppe in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a march with a trained rifle / Photographer: Scherl
Two warriors from the Ruga Ruga tribe are employed as local auxiliary soldiers (so-called Askaris) of the German Schutztruppe in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a . / Photographer: Scherl
Governor Count Götzen (2nd from right) bids farewell to the ascaris soldiers moving into the field during the Maji-Maji uprising / Photographer: Scherl
Group of local soldiers on the march. The Askaris supported the German Schutztruppe under General Lettow-Vorbeck until the end of the war in 1918. / Photographer: Scherl
A nanny with a toddler from a white family in a pram. The car is decorated with flowers on the occasion of the 'Margarit Day' organized by the Women's Association of the Red Cross / Photographer: Scherl
A servant pulls kids in a rickshaw. The rickshaw is decorated with flowers on the occasion of the 'Margarit Day' organized by the Women's Association of the Red Cross / Photographer: Scherl
The slave trader Hassan bin Omari (right) and his accomplices were captured by Wissmann's troops in the colony of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl
Carl Peters (1856-1918), German Africa researcher and colonial politician. He was Reichskommissar for the Kilimanjaro area from 1891-1893 / Photographer: Scherl
Carl Peters (1856-1918), German Africa researcher and colonial politician, poses with a rifle together with a native. Peters was Reichskommissar for the Kilimanjaro area from 1891-1893 / Photographer: Scherl
Carl Peters (1856-1918), German African explorer and colonial politician. He was Reichskommissar for the Kilimanjaro region from 1891-1893 / Photographer: Scherl
Carl Peters (1856-1918), German Africa researcher and colonial politician, with his wife in Portuguese East Africa. (undated shot) / Photographer: Scherl
During an expedition in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a the colonial politician and Africa researcher Carl Peters crosses the river Wami with local porters / Photographer: Scherl
In the German colony of East Africa, the administration experimented with the use of zebras as mounts. For this purpose a zebra stud was established in Dar-es-Salaam / Photographer: Scherl
The command of the Schutztruppe in Dar es Salaam, from left to right: Paymaster Fritsch, Captain Baron Kurt von Schleinitz, Lieutenant General Wendland, Governor Major Count Adolf von Götzen, Lieutenant General Abel, Captain Johannes and Sergeant Triebel. Count Adolf von Götzen was governor of German East Africa from 1901 to 1906 / Photographer: Scherl
The German Kreuzer Königsberg supported the troops of General Lettow-Vorbeck until 1915, until a defeat in the Rufiyi Delta. The surviving crew transported their wounded to Dar es Salaam with the help of local porters / Photographer: Scherl
Duke Adolf Friedrich von Mecklenburg - Schwerin photograph from 1907. He wears a uniform of the German Schutztruppe. As early as 1905 he undertook a research trip to D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a , which was followed by further trips to Central Africa and Cameroon between 1907 and 1911. The Duke became a distinguished explorer and later published travelogues. / Photographer: Scherl
A summary court is controlling the execution of three Africans. Loops are attached to the branch of a mango tree, on which the convicts are hanged. In the background and on the right you can see soldiers of an Askari company, on the left German officials and soldiers of the court of execution / Photographer: Scherl
The colonial politician and Africa researcher Carl Peters and his team set off on an expedition to D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl
