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
The Imperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa was the official name of the military formation that maintained the Imperial German rule in its colony of German South West Africa. The Schutztru
Camel patrol, German South West Africa, 1907
Camel cavalry, German South West Africa, 1904
Numbers of members of the Schutztruppe for German South West Africa per year (1898–1914) (missing data for the years 1906 and 1910–1912 were supplemented by mean values).