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Contains above all: Battle of Jassin on 18-25 Jan 1915 under von Lettow-Vorbeck

In: Federal Archives (Archivtektonik) >> North German Confederation and German Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Foreign Affairs, Colonial and Occupation Administration >> R e i c h s k o l o n i a l a m t (inventory) >> R 1001 Imperial Colonial Office >> Protection Squad Command >> Protection Force in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a

German Askari in the First World War in German East Africa

Without the support of his native troops, the so-called Askaris, the German commander in East Africa, the famous General von Lettow-Vorbeck, could never have endured until the end of the war in 1918. The photo shows one of these soldiers from the ...

In: Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo >> Fotosammlung