In the so-called protected areas German East Africa, Cameroon and German southwest Africa were colonial forces, which had the maintenance of the public order and security on the inside to the task. They were inserted for example for striking down of rebellions, border safety device or to the safety device by Expeditonen. For a national defense against outside aggressors they were not conceived.

The colonial forces formed a part of the army of the German Reich under the instruction of the German emperor, independent of the realm field army and the imperial navy.

East Africa

The colonial force for German East Africa became by the realm law of 22. March 1891, which establishes colonial forces for Cameroon and German southwest Africa by the realm law from 9 June 1895. The donation day of the colonial force for German East Africa became 8 February 1889, in order to honour and announce the memory of the Wissmann troop that the colonial force came out from the Wissmann troop. The donation day for the colonial force in German southwest Africa was specified by the general cabinet order from 16 September 1911 on 16 April 1889. The recapitulatory regulation of the legal relations of the colonial forces in the African colonies took place via the realm law from 7. /18. July 1896 (colonial force law). 1907 were integrated the administration of the colonial force into the again created office for realm colonial. The troops sat down together from officers, medical and veterinarian officers, officials and NCOs, as well as enlisted native one, who did service in the German army as a special troop (Askari). In German southwest Africa it gave no Askari, here partially very successfully set one on natives to auxiliary troops, which in detail not the German command authority been subordinate. Only their leader were guilty carriercarrier carriers and the German command account.

Southwest Africa

The colonial force for German southwest Africa consisted additionally of soldiers of the army and the navy (and also Austrians), which voluntarily from its regiments for the troop had announced themselves. Before the shipment to Africa the Freiwilligen were prepared in German training base for their special tasks. Such a base was for example in Karlsruhe. Because of the often damp-hot conditions on the upper Rhine one ensured here consisted for an early Akklimatisierung.1913 the colonial forces in German East Africa of 410 Germans and 2682 Askari, in German southwest Africa of 1967 Germans and in Cameroon of 185 Germans and 1560 native ones.

Criminal law

To the colonial forces the German military laws and the German military discipline acre meeting order applied. The military meeting jurisdiction over it became after the regulation from 26 July 1896 by the court of the supreme command of the colonial forces (realm chancellors and a speaking advice) and department departments of (commanders of the department and a investigation-prominent officer) administers. The procedure was that the German military meeting rules of the court from 1 December 1908.

Modern colonial forces

In the today's linguistic usage the term colonial force (usually international), originating from the colonial age, designates troops, which are to ensure the public order and security and/or the requirement for rule of the great powers in other countries after a war or a like. An example of such a colonial force is ISAF in Afghanistan.

List of the colonial forces

Supreme command of the colonial forces (starting from 1897): Berlin - office for realm colonial

• German East Africa command Daressalam
  • 1. Kompagnie: Aruscha
  • 2. Kompagnie: Iringa and Unbena
  • 3. Kompagnie: Lindi
  • 4. Kompagnie: Kilimatinde and Ssingidda
  • 5. Kompagnie: Massoko
  • 6. Kompagnie: Udjidiji and Kassulo
  • 7. Kompagnie: Bukoba, Ussuwi and Kifumbiro
  • 8. Kompagnie: Tabora
  • 9. Kompagnie: Usumbura
  • 10. Kompagnie: Daressalam
  • 11. Kompagnie: Kissenji and Mruhengeri
  • 12. Kompagnie: Mahenge
  • 13. Kompagnie: Kondoa Irangi
  • 14. Kompagnie: Muansa and Ikoma
  • Additionally in Daressalam: a recruit depot, a signal department and Intendatur.
  • Strength: 68 officers, 42 physicians, 150 white officials, ammunition technicians and NCOs, 2472 colored soldiers

• German southwest Africa command Windhuk
  • Court of the command, Intendantur, medical office and Vermessungstrupp
  • North district command Windhuk
  • 1. Kompagnie: Rain stone, Seeis
  • 4. Kompagnie (mg): Okanjande
  • 6. Kompagnie: Outjo and Otavi
  • 2. Battery: Johann Albrechts height
  • Traffic course 1: Karibib
  • Office for provisions: Karibib
  • Horse depot: Okawayo
  • Artillery and Train depot: Windhuk
  • Military hospital: Windhuk
  • Main medical depot: Windhuk
  • Clothing depot: Windhuk
  • Ortskommandantur: Windhuk
  • Ortskommandantur and office for provisions: Swakopmund
  • South district command: Keetmanshoop
  • 2. Kompagnie: Ukamas
  • 3. Kompagnie: Kanus
  • 5. Kompagnie (mg): Chamis and Churutabis
  • 7. and 8 Kompagnie: Gochas and Arahoab (camel rider and mg), military hospital.
  • 1. Battery: Narubis
  • 3. Battery: Wreath/ring place with Gibeon
  • Traffic course 2: Keetmanshoop
  • Artillery and Train depot: Keetmanshoop
  • Military hospital - and medical depot: Keetmanshoop
  • Clothing depot: Keetmanshoop
  • Office for provisions: Keetmanshoop
  • Garrison administration: Keetmanshoop
  • Horse depot: Out
  • Camel stud: Kalkfontain
  • Ortskommandantur and office for provisions: Loading cutting bay
  • Strength: 90 officers, 22 physicians, 9 veterinarians, 59 officials, ammunition technician, 342 NCOs, 1444 white soldiers

• Cameroon command Soppo
  • 1. Kompagnie (master company) and Artilleriedetachement: Duala
  • 2. Kompagnie: Bamenda, Wum and Kentu
  • 3. Kompagnie: Mora and Kusseri
  • 4. Kompagnie (expedition company): Soppo
  • 5. Kompagnie: Buar and Karnot
  • 6. Kompagnie: Mbaiki, Nola and Nguku
  • 7. Kompagnie: Garua, Nassarau, Mubi, Marua, Lere
  • 8. Kompagnie: Ngaundere
  • 9. Kompagnie: Dume and Baturi
  • 10. Kompagnie: Ojem and Mimwoul
  • 11. Kompagnie: Akoasim, Ngarabinsam and Minkebe
  • 12. Kompagnie: Bumo, Fiange, Gore and Schoa
  • Strength: 61 officers, 17 physicians, 23 officials, ammunition technician, 98 white NCOs, 1550 colored soldiers

Police troops

In Africa and in the South Seas these were subordinated to the in Kiautschou the Gouvernement. They were however in no case part of a military administration (with the number data concerning police troops it concerns frequently being.)

• German East Africa
  • 4 officers, 61 white Wachtmeister, 147 colored NCOs, 1863 Askari (without club Askaris so mentioned)

• Cameroon
  • 4 officers, 37 heads other white personnel, 1255 men (ausschl. Tariff)

• German southwest Africa
  • 7 officers, 9 heads administration, 68 patrolmen, 432 Polizeiserganten, 50 contract policemen, in addition colored police servants

• Togo
  • 2 Police master, 530 colored soldiers

• German new Guinea
  • 19 white police masters, 670 colored policemen in new Guinea and on the islands
  • 1 colored police master, 30 Fita - Fita, 20-25 national policemen on Samoa. The Fitafita consisted the service mainly intended for the Ordonnanzdienst, as boat crew, auxiliary policeman, honour guard and a postman of chieftain sons and was. The national policemen were intended against it for the usual police service.

• Kiautschou
  • so-called Chinese police (was part of the civil administration and consisted exclusively of Chinese)
  • European staff and 60 Chinese

The mounted police force of German southwest Africa consisted contrary to the mounted police of the other colonies exclusive of Germans.

Literature

• German colonial encyclopedia, 1920, volume III, P. 321 FF.
• Werner head: The German colonial force 1889/1918, publishing house
• Wolfgang Reith: The command authorities of the imperial colonial force in the homeland into German soldier yearbook 2000 and 2001 (2 parts) sign publishing house, Munich

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