Archive guide to the German Colonial Past

Boxer Rebellion 1900 - German troops

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1900

Boxer Rebellion 1900 - German troops, colonies: China, Tsingtau, Germany, German Reich

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Cameroon: 1884-1914 Chapel of the German Schutztruppe, 1903

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1884-1914

Cameroon: 1884-1914, colonies: Deutsch-Westafrika, Germany, German Empire Black soldiers and German officers: View of the chapel of the imperial garrison in the Cameroon protectorate / Photographer: Scherl

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Eastern camp of Tsingtau

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1898-1914

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A German barracks in Tsingtau, the so-called East Camp. In the background the bay of Tsingtau / Photographer: Scherl

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Eastern camp of Tsingtau

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1898-1914

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A German barracks in Tsingtau, the so-called East Camp / Photographer: Scherl

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German Colonial Policy: Taking possession of Cameroon

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1884

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The explorer Gustav Nachtigal raises the German imperial war flag in Cameroon. / Photographer: Scherl

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German Military, ca. 1900

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1884-1914

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German soldiers of the imperial Schutztruppe with native Askaris in a defensive position during riots or the military submission in Cameroon. Undated photo, ca. 1900. / Photographer: Scherl

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German barracks in Tsingtau, 1909

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1909

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A barracks of the German Schutztruppe in Tapautau (Dabaodao), a district of Tsingtau / Photographer: Scherl

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German dealer branch in New Guinea, 1904

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1904

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View of the dealer station Petershafen on the French Islands, which was attacked by natives. / Photographer: Scherl

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German military patrol in Tsingtau, 1900

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1900

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A German military patrol in the former main street of Tsingtau / Photographer: Scherl

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German sailors in Tsingtau

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1897-1914

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German sailors of the Marine Landing Command in front of the 'Hotel Irene' in Tsingtau / Photographer: Scherl

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German troop parade in front of Admiral von Diederichs, 1898

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1898

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On 27 January 1898, the first troop parade of the German army took place in the new colony at the beach camp in Tsingtau. Before the squadron commander Admiral von Diederichs and his officers the newly landed troops defile / Photographer: Scherl

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Germans in New Guinea, 1912

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1912

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German family with local servants and a Christmas tree in their house in New Guinea / Photographer: Scherl

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Germans in New Guinea, 1915

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1915

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A member of the German colonial administration in New Guinea.

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Inauguration of the Diederichstein, 1897/98

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1897-1898

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Inauguration of the Diederichstein, a memorial plaque carved into the rock to commemorate the German acquisition of Kiautschous and to commemorate Admiral von Diederichs / Photographer: Scherl

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Main street in Tsingtau, 1903

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1903

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German soldiers of the imperial navy in the main street in Tsingtau / Photographer: Scherl

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Officers of the landing squad S.M.S. 'Kaiser', the flagship of the Rear Admiral of Diederichs

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1897-1898

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Officers of the landing squad S.M.S. 'Kaiser', the flagship of the Rear Admiral of Diederichs, at the time of the coastal occupation. They are the first German colonial rulers to arrive in Tsingtau / Photographer: Scherl

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Prince Adalbert of Prussia in Zanzibar

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1902-01-01 - 1905-12-31

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Prince Adalbert of Prussia visits the English colony of Zanzibar on his way home from D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a and walks along a front of soldiers. Right beside him the British regent A.S. Rogers, left behind him the German consul Freiher...

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Rifle appeal in Tsingtau

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1898-1914

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Chinese recruits with their rifles have started the roll call and are instructed by German non-commissioned officers / Photographer: Scherl

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Robert Koch and Rudolph von Benningsen on New Guinea, 1900

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1900

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Robert Koch (center with tropical helmet) and the German governor of New Guinea Rudolph von Benningsen (3rd from right) on the malaria expedition to New Guinea / Photographer: Scherl

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Village in New Guinea, 1909