Pictures or video clips of WWI Native Schutzgruppe Asakaris

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Pictures or video clips of WWI Native Schutzgruppe Asakaris

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Post by Helmut Von Moltke » 11 Nov 2005, 13:38

does anyone have pictures or video clips of WWI German colonial Asakaris they can post in this thread?

thanks

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Post by Peter H » 11 Nov 2005, 14:49

Goose-stepping Askaris are on film in the TV series 'The First World War'.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 3?v=glance

The University of Frankfurt website has many photos as well: http://www.stub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/

Here's one here:
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Post by Peter H » 11 Nov 2005, 14:56

Postcard,double time:
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Post by Helmut Von Moltke » 11 Nov 2005, 15:04

thanks.

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Post by Reichskolonialamt » 12 Nov 2005, 11:42

You are living in Germany..

The Bundesfilmarchiv, Berlin, offer a short film from 1915 of the Schutztruppe-DOA. Excerpts are offen used in TV-documentaries.

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Post by chollie » 13 Nov 2005, 13:33

There is also a book called "The Battle For The Bundu" that has photographs. It's about the East African campaign during WW1. I found it a good read.

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