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Post by Peter H » 06 Jul 2003 13:27

German askaris with officer.Note captured British Lee Enfield held by soldier in foreground.
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Post by Peter H » 06 Jul 2003 13:31

Contemporary images of the East African campaign:
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http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... askari.jpg

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http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... itreue.jpg

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http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... egraph.jpg
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Post by Peter H » 06 Jul 2003 13:36

More German sketches:

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http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... huetze.JPG

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http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... erfall.jpg

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http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... mpanie.jpg
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Post by Peter H » 06 Jul 2003 13:39

Lettow-Vorbeck,1920 portrait.
http://www.traditionsverband.de/galerie ... orbeck.jpg
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Post by Olivier Palardy » 07 Jul 2003 02:21

Moulded,

Nice info but where did you get the first picture. I have never seen it before.

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Post by Peter H » 07 Jul 2003 03:47

Olivier,
The Great War Pictorial,a weekly series published in the UK in 1936.

Here's another pic:
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Post by waldorf » 14 Dec 2005 23:26

What type of rifle did Germany issue to her African troops?

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Post by Gew71 » 15 Dec 2005 05:27

This is my first post.I believe that in East Afica,the standard issue arm was the Jaegerbuesche M 71 Mauser rifle,the slightly shorter version of the regular Infantry M71 which was about 3 inches longer.
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Post by Chris Dale » 18 Dec 2005 15:57

Hi Gew71,
I believe you're abosutely right. Welcome to the Forum!
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Post by waldorf » 20 Dec 2005 01:39

Thank you both for the answers, sorry it took me so long to post. Welcome to the forum Gew71!!

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Post by Chris Dale » 05 Jan 2006 17:27

The Franfurt University archives are a great place to find colonial photos. Here's some askari bandsmen I found there http://www.stub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/
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Post by Chris Dale » 13 Jan 2006 14:55

...and here's some askari NCOs from the same website...
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