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 Schutztruppen consisted of volunteer European commissioned and non-commissioned officers, medical and veterinary officers. Most enlisted ranks were recruited from indigenous communities within the German colonies or from elsewhere in Africa.
Schutztruppe Askari flag carrier, German East Africa, 1906
Hermann Wissmann
Schutztruppen, colonial volunteer contingent, German East Africa, 1914
Schutztruppen, Askari company formation, German East Africa, 1914
Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited from, or used as garrison troops in, colonial territories.
Call-up ad inviting citizens to enlist in French Colonial Forces, after colonies of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) had been reconquered by the Allies in World War II.
A Punjabi sepoy of the British Indian Army in 1910
Locally recruited riflemen of the French Colonial Army in Indochina, 1884
Force Publique soldiers in the Belgian Congo, late 1940s.