/r/GermanEmpire
For sharing and discussing images, videos, articles and questions pertaining to the German colonial empire.
For sharing and discussing images, videos, articles and questions pertaining to the German colonial empire.
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How would the German Empire approach de-colonialism if it had survived to the modern day?
Would Germany de-colonize their colonies alike Britian, or would they refuse to, and try to keep them no matter what like Portugal?
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Did the Germans in fighting in the boxer rebellion wear the same uniform as ww1 or something different
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Antique World Map (probably 1898-1900) showing only showing the German Empire and colonies. With world flags and German naval boats along the border.
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German Empire soldiers at an execution during the Boxer Rebellion - 1901
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German and Indian Soldiers at Peking, 1900
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Martin Dibobe Appreciation Post
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'The "Irrepressible" Tourist', British cartoon satirising German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's newfound colonial ambitions - 1885
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This subreddit is only for posts about the German colonial empire (Kolonialreich)
There has been some confusion about this recently so I thought I should make it more clear. Posts that do not concern German colonialism will be removed.
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German map of Africa showing the colonial possessions held by Germany and other powers - c. 1895
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Nonidas railway station in German South West Africa (present day Namibia) - c. 1904
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'Payment of money', German's Tsingtau (Qingdao) colony, China - 1899
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German soldiers stand in front of hanged men in German South West Africa (present day Namibia) - c. 1896
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A shop in German South West Africa (present day Namibia) - c. 1904
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Hans Dominik, German colonial officer of the Schutztruppe and long-time commander of the Jaunde (Yaoundé) military station in Kamerun (Cameroon) - 1895
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‘Lost Territories’, card game from Nazi Germany themed around the country's former colonial empire - c. 1935
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Container for 'German East African Cocoa' - c. 1888-1914
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Book advices about German colonialism
Hello, I'm searching for books about german colonialism written by Black authors. All german books I found seem to have euphemistic promo texts ... Preferred languages: german, english, french
It's my first post ever on reddit and I don't know how to search for posts. Im very sorry, if a related question already came up.
Thx!
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'Hitler's Next Move! Will He Demand Return of Colonies?' - 1936
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Station restaurant at a railway station of the Usambara Railway, German East Africa - c. 1910s
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'The Handover of Heligoland', caricature of the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty in which Britain ceded Heligoland to Germany in return for recognition of its sovereignty in Zanzibar - 1890
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An encampment of German colonial troops in Kamerun (Cameroon) - c. 1914-1916
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Men standing in front of houses in Germany's Kiautschou (Jiaozhou) Bay Leased Territory in China - c. 1910-1914
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Tropical helmet for German colonial officials - c. 1888-1914
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'Natives going with the Otavi Train', German South West Africa (present day Namibia) - c. 1910s
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Colonial flag of the German Empire captured by the British at Neu Langenburg, German East Africa (present day Tukuyu, Tanzania) - 1916
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Schutztruppe patrol at the border to Bechuanaland (Botswana), German South West Africa - c. 1910s
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'Freedom of the seas - England the bloodsucker of the world', German World War I propaganda map depicting Britain as an octopus whose tentacles encircle the globe - c. 1917-1918
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Harvesting coconuts in German Samoa - 1905
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