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German Military, ca. 1900

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 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 ...

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Askaris in German East Africa , 1905

Governor Count Götzen (2nd from right) bids farewell to the ascaris soldiers moving into the field during the Maji-Maji uprising / Photographer: Scherl

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Execution in German East Africa

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 of...

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Askaris in German East Africa, 1908

Askaris (soldiers from Tanzania) of the Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika (Tanzania) during the exercise with the heliograph / Photographer: Scherl

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