The men who had been drafted into the war meet in front of the town hall in Windhoek, Namibia, which was then the colony of German Southwest Africa. De Vaal, the son-in-law General Botha´s speaks to the German population in Windhoek / Photographer: Scherl

Author: Anonymous. Scope: p. 8-13. Contains, among other things: - (SW: Discovery of Kilimanjaro by Miss. Rebmann; first ascent by Dr. H. Meyer; landscape description; area populated by Dschagga; conflicts of the Germans with previous chieftains) Darin: Illustration "The summits of Kilimanjaro (seen from the south)".

Author: Report by Miss. Clean in Mulango. Scope: p. 386-390. Contains, among other things: - (SW: famine; conflicts; sale or marriage of the women; visit of a rich Wakamba farm; diseases; cattle - bloodletting - utilization of the blood; dying of children; refuge on ward; theft)

English aid ship 'Brüssels', brought in by the Germans, which sailed under Captain Fryatt, in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a during the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

The German cruiser S.M.S. 'Königsberg', assigned to the German station Deutsch-Ostafrika, in battle with a British cruiser / photographer: Scherl

Rider of the Schutztruppe in the colony Deutsch-Südwestafrika in the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

Contains: Problems in the cooperation between the party and the Stapo in Bielefeld; shortcomings in the leadership of the young people; conflicts between SA or SS and rural riding and driving clubs; conflicts between the DRC and the Nazi women's movement; difficulties of the Nazi women's movements in the countryside; discontent among the population about the unequal treatment of workers and civil servants as well as concerns about the food situation; rumours about colonial acquisition in Africa and an imminent war against the Soviet Union; activities

Provisioning column from Windhoek in German South West Africa / Photographer: Scherl

A German field gun, operated by white members of the Schutztruppe and black Askaris, in its firing position during fights in the German colony of East Africa in World War I / Photographer: Scherl

Gun of the protection force in fire position at the railway line Windhoek - Keetmanshoop / Photographer: Scherl

On the way through a village the mounted Schutztruppe moves into the field in German Southwest Africa / Photographer: Scherl

Soldiers of the Schutztruppe under the leadership of General Lothar von Trotha join the fight against the insurgents around Hassan bin Omari Makunganya / Photographer: Scherl

German troops in a conquered position of the English fort in British East Africa in Majoreni, 24 September 1914 / Photographer: Scherl

Supporting column of the German Schutztruppe under Lettow-Vorbeck on the march / Photographer: Scherl

Contains among other things: Uprising in the Spanish colony of Cuba Revolution in the Spanish colony of the Philippines Great Britain (Egypt, Somalia) Portugal (India) Conflict between Great Britain and Portugal over Delagobai Denmark (West Indies, Danish Antilles) Italy (Eritrea) Netherlands (Java) Belgium (Congo)

Contains among other things: Uprising in the Spanish colony Cuba Spain (Revolution in the Philippines) Great Britain (Egypt, Transvaal) Portugal (India, East and West Africa, Cape Verde) Conflict between Great Britain and Portugal over Delagobai Denmark (West India) Netherlands (Timor)

Group of Berlin prisoners of war in a camp near Pretoria / Photographer: Scherl

Improvised field kitchen in South Africa, camp Pietermaritzburg / Photographer: Scherl

Andere an der Entstehung beteiligte Personen: Paul Langhans (Bearbeiter), Habenicht Spezialkarte v. Afrika und Langhans, Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas. Ausführung: Druck. Maßstab: 1:4.000.000. Ort: Gotha. Formale Beschreibung: gefaltet: Breite 24,0 x Höhe 33,5 cm, aufgefaltet: Breite 75,0 x Höhe 64,0 cm; Längengrad 12 bis 40, Breitengrad 18 bis 34; Abschnitt (Ost-West): Sambesi - Swakopmund, Abschnitt (Nord-Süd): Sumbo - Kapstadt; Zusatzkarten: 1. "HAUPTTREKS DER BUREN, 2."GOLDFELDER IN TRANSVAAL"; Portrait von S. J. Paul Krüger, Präsident der Südafrikanischen Republik"; 1 Flagge; 2 Wappen; Vertikal-Tabelle linker Rand: "Vergleichende Entfernungen in Luftlinien in Deutschland und Südafrika"; Legende Mitte rechte Seite. Bemerkungen: Umschlag-Vorderseite: "Politisch-militärische Karte von Süd-Afrika zur Veranschaulichung der Kämpfe zwischen Buren und Engländern bis zur Gegenwart. Mit statistischen Begleitworten:", Umschlag-Rückseite: "Justus Perthes neueste Karten zu den Zeit- und Streitfragen der Gegenwart".

Portrait of Piet Nieuwenhuizen, who was Lettow Vorbeck's closest confidant until his surrender in D e u t s c h -O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl

When the war broke out on August 1, 1914, the governor took for the last time the parade of the Askari units who had marched to the front. / Photographer: Scherl

Askai company 'Iringan' of the German Schutztruppe marches up in the first days of the war in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl

Heliographer's station on the top of a mountain in the Mahenge battlefield / Photographer: Scherl

In the German colony of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a the Kreuzer Königsberg was sunk on the coast. The German fleet was strengthened by Lettow-Vorbeck, commander of the Schutztruppe. / Photographer: Scherl

The torpedo boat 'Wami' takes over a torpedo from the 'Königsberg' in the colony D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a during the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

Upper deck of a crusher 'A' after the battle with the English cruiser 'Hyacinth' in Monsa Bay. So-called Sperrbrecher tried to get supplies for the German troops through the English blockade to the coast. / Photographer: Scherl

Map sketch of the combat operations of the Schutztruppe under Lettow-Vorbeck in the colony D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a during the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

Motorcyclist of the Schutztruppe on a liaison trip German East Africa in the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

Posten with homemade gun in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a during the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

Exercise of the German Schutztruppe with a dismountable barge on the pond in Mahenge / Photographer: Scherl

Embarkation of loads for an officer patrol at Spekegolf, a bay at Lake Victoria / Photographer: Scherl

• Author: Anonymous. Scope: p. 365-367* 381-383. Contains, among other things: - (SW: Missionaries Päsler, Faßmann, Müller and Althaus wait in Mombasa for the results of the fighting at Moshi; conflict between the German governor and Chief Meli; Miss. Böhme - description of a sea voyage) - (SW: defeat Melis; missionaries practice Swahili in the meantime; planned departure in Madchame area east of Moshi)

Landing of the Portuguese-African troops from Portuese-East Africa coming over sea at Kilwa, in the colony D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl

Bedingungen der Übergabe der Schutztruppe des deutsch-südwestafrikanisdchen Schutzgebietes, geschlossen am 9. Juli 1915. / Fotograf: Scherl

Colony Deutsch-Südwestafrika in the First World War: A German prison camp in Aus. / Photographer: Scherl

Soldiers of the German Schutztruppe felling trees in the fighting area Mahenge in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a / Photographer: Scherl

German soldiers (from left to right: Senior Physician Dr. Wolf, Lieutenant Baldamus, Lieutenant von Schappuis) in front of the customs house in Bagamojo with bullet hole in the colony of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a during the First World War / Photographer: Scherl

German soldiers in the jungle with a machine gun. The photo was taken by a photographer in captivity. / Photographer: Scherl

Soldiers in front of an armoured car of the Uganda Railway in British East Africa / Photographer: Scherl