German New Guinea
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German New Guinea consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups, and was part of the German colonial empire. The mainland part of the territory, calle
Exceptionally rare New Guinea passport
1895 20 mark gold coin issued by the German New Guinea Company
Hoisting of the German flag at Mioko in 1884
Recruits from the local population (here probably Tolai, from East New Britain) during a drill
Rudolf von Bennigsen was a German colonial official. He was the governor of German New Guinea from 1 April 1899 to 10 July 1901.
Bennigsen in 1901
Bennigsen c. 1879