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
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
Imperial German Army
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The Imperial German Army, officially referred to as the German Army, was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany und
Schutztruppe
…Schutztruppe by the act of 9 June 1895. Schutztruppe formations under the supreme command of the German Emperor were organizationally never a part of the Imperial German Army, though German military law and discipline applied to its units. Initially supervised by the Imperial Navy Office, they were under the authority of the…
German Army hussars on the attack during maneuvers, 1912
German infantry charging across open ground on the battlefield, 1914
Imperial and state cockades
Draftees of the German Army, 1898