Askari
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An askari or ascari was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in the African Great Lakes, Northeast Africa and Central Africa. The word is used
An askari with an assegai at AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, January 1943.
Soldiers of the King's African Rifles at the coronation of Edward VII in 1902
Askari in German army uniform, 1915
Germans and Askaris during the East African Campaign
Schutztruppe
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Schutztruppe was the official name of the colonial troops in the African territories of the German colonial empire from the late 19th century to 1918. Similar to other colonial armies, the Schutztrupp
Askari
…during the period 1961–63. After independence, the term Askari continued to be used to refer to soldiers in former British colonies. The colonial army (Schutztruppe) of the German Empire employed native troops with European officers and NCOs in its colonies. The main concentration of such locally recruited troops…
Schutztruppe Askari flag carrier, German East Africa, 1906
Hermann Wissmann
Schutztruppen, colonial volunteer contingent, German East Africa, photograph by Walther Dobbertin, 1914
Schutztruppen, Askari company formation, German East Africa, 1914