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SZ Photo - German East Africa in the First World War

Fighting in the German colony of East Africa in World War I - This selection contains pictures from our partner agency Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo.

German soldiers with indigent carriers during the First W

01.01.1914 - German soldiers of a machine gun detachment from the cruiser SMS "Koenigsberg" advancing in Kiomboni. Indigent carriers transport materials, including a cannon. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Askaris during the First World War in German East Africa

01.01.1914 - Two warriors of the Ruga Ruga tribe serve as indigent auxiliary soldiers (called Askaris) to the German colonial troops in German East Africa. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Askaris during the First World War in German East Africa

01.01.1914 - Indigent auxiliary soldiers (called Askaris) of the German colonial troops in German East Africa march with shouldered guns. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Askaris German East Africa, 1917

10.05.1917 - Indigent auxiliary soldiers (called Askaris) of the German colonial troops at a field camp in Mahenge in German East Africa. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Askaris and German soldiers during the First World War in German East Africa

01.01.1914 - Indigent auxiliary soldiers (called Askaris) of the German colonial troops in German East Africa and German soldiers lead prisoners of war away. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Askaris during the First World War in German East Africa

01.01.1914 - Indigent auxiliary soldiers (called Askaris) of the German colonial troops in German East Africa. Scene of the so called 'Ana base camp'. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Sea battle during the First World War in German East Africa

01.01.1914 - The German cruiser S.M.S. "Koenigsberg", which was allocated to the German station in German East Africa in a combat situation with a British war cruiser. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Colonial troops in combat during the First World War in German East Africa

01.01.1914 - A German field gun, operated by white members of the colonial troops and black Askaris, in it's firing position during combat in the German colony in East Africa during the First W...
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German colonial troops in German East Africa in the First World War

01.01.1914 - African soldiers of the German colonial troops, the so-called Askaris, occupy a trench near Kilimanjaro in German East Africa. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Wreck of the cruiser "Koenigsberg", 1915

01.01.1915 - Wreck of the German cruiser "Koenigsberg" in the Rufiji delta in German East-Africa. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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German soldiers with indigent carriers during the First W
Askaris German East Africa, 1917
Sea battle during the First World War in German East Africa
Askaris during the First World War in German East Africa
Askaris and German soldiers during the First World War in German East Africa
Colonial troops in combat during the First World War in German East Africa
Askaris during the First World War in German East Africa
Askaris during the First World War in German East Africa
German colonial troops in German East Africa in the First World War

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