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There's a lot of
information on the German Colonies on the internet. Much is in German but some in English too.
Now could be
a good time to cross the language barrier- it's not as hard as you'd
think! There are some truly
excellent websites on the internet and this is where I drew much of my
information and inspiration for this website, my thanks go to the builders of the
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Axis History
Forum - An excellent English language forum to discuss the German
colonies with other sections to cover all aspects of the Axis and Central
powers in the two World Wars and beforehand.
Traditionsverband - Excellent site on the German colonies.
Traditionsverband Forum - An excellent forum on
the German colonies (mainly in German, but English language posts are
welcome too).
Deutsche Schutzgebeite - An excellent source for all aspects of
Imperial Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy, including lots on the
German colonies.
Tsingtau Indexseite
- A very good source for information on the German period in Tsingtao.
Jaduland
- More information the German colonies.
Marine Infanterie - The History of the German Marine Infantry 1675-1919.
Ost
Afrika - A very useful and active Yahoo Group for wargamers of German
Colonial campaigns.
Great War Colonial - A Yahoo Group for wargamers of Great War colonial
campaigns.
Reichskolonialamt - An excellent website of source materials.
Uniformen der
deutschen Marine - A good site for German Naval uniforms.
Kaiserliches
Marinekorps - The Imperial German Navy's ground and air forces in
Flanders on the Western Front 1914-18.
Military Minatures Magazine - Organisation the of the Schutztruppe, with
other pages on the police and marine forces.
Das Deutsche Reich
und der 1. Weltkrieg - Including sections on the German colonies.
Polizeigeschichte -
Covering the German police, including the colonial period.
Australian War Memorial - With information and photos of the occupation
of German New Guinea.
East
African Diary - An English soldier's experiences in the East African
campaign.
Lettow-Vorbeck
- The website of the family of General von Lettow-Vorbeck.
KuK Kriegsmarine
- Loads of information on the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Navy.
Gunther
Pluschow - A site telling the story of Tsingtao's only pilot and his
remarkable escape.
Medal Net - An
excellent website about
Imperial German medals with articles on Colonial Campaigns
Von Etzel - A website on the life of
General Günther von Etzel,
written by one of his descendants with pictures of
the German forces in China.
Turkey's War - A website dedicated to Turkey's role in the
First World War
East Asian Squadron
- A website on the German East
Asian Naval vessels.
Imperial
Research - A new website about colonial campaigns with a good feature on
the Battle of Sandfontein in 1914.
REME Museum
Weapons Collection - Including photographs of all the main rifles and
carbines issued to the German Colonial Forces.
Imperial War Museum London
- Houses a very good collection of items from both World Wars including some German Colonial uniforms.
Musée Royale de
l'Armée -
The Royal Belgian Army Museum in Brussels with an excellent collection of
Imperial German uniforms and equipment.
Akagaki's
Website - A website featuring the German POWs from Tsingtao in Japan.
Bundesarchiv -
The German state archives at Koblenz.
Frankfurt University - With large archives of photos from the colonial
period.
Uniform Fotos - An
excellent collection of Imperial German photographs.
Imperial
German Photographs -
Another excellent collection of Imperial German photographs.
Marine Akademie
- With lots of Information on the German Imperial Navy.
Boxer Aufstand
- A website with information on the Boxer Rebellion in China and the
German participation in it.
Die Alte Armee - A
website with lots of information on the Imperial German Army 1871-1918.
Kolonial Geld
- A great website on the subject of banknotes and coins of the German
Colonies.
Der Rittmeister
- Imperial German Militaria for sale, with excellent photographs.
C & Q Equipment - 20mm figures for wargaming the Colonial
campaigns of the First World War.
Kolonial Flaggen - Full details on flags in the German Colonies.
Seebatallion Flags - An interesting discussion on the standards
carried by the Marine Infantry and East Asian Troops.
Chevaulegers
- A French language covering the imperial German armed forces including
Schutztruppe and Marine Infantry.
Schutztruppe für Deutsch Südwest Afrika - Re-enacting the German South
West African Colonial Troops.
The German
Imperial Navy in East Asia - An Interesting look at Germany's wartime
strategy and policies in Asia.
Savage and Soldier - A
website with loads of information for wargaming Colonial Wars, including
Germany's.
By Jingo! - Another
informative Colonial wargaming website
The Great War in a Different Light - Scans from contemporary magazines,
including pictures from the siege of Tsingtao.
Project Gutenberg - Website featuring the diary of a British doctor
during the War in East Africa.
Gentleman's Military
Interest Club - A forum covering many aspects of Military
History and Collecting.
The
Prussian Machine - The Imperial German Army 1914-18. No Schutztruppe but
still a very interesting website.
The Kaiser's Cross - Website about the Iron Cross but also
featuring the First World War in German South West Africa.
Military Collectables (Medals) - A excellent website showing many types
of medals from around the world, with a large section on Imperial Germany.
Buddecke - A very
interesting website on the flyers of the Imperial German armed forces.
Micronesia Over the
Years - A website showing the history of Micronesia in photos, including
the German colonial period.
The Marshall
Islands - A website showing the history of the Marshall Islands,
including the German colonial period.
Gemeinschaft der
Briefmarkenfreunde Neuguineas -
Stamps from German New Guinea.
Kaiser's Bunker
- A great website with uniform information and many original items from the
regular Imperial German army.
Colonel J's Pickelhaube and
Imperial German Musings - Another great website focussing mainly on
Pickelhaubes but covering many aspects of Imperial Germany.
Pickelhaubes Forum
- A highly recommended Forum, again mainly Picklehaubes, but also covering other
aspects of the Imperial German Military.
German
Militaria - Sellers of genuine German militaria including
Imperial and Colonial items.
Lovett
Artillery Collection - A great collection of Imperial German
artillery pieces.
The
Austro-Hungarian Army - An excellent website and forum covering all
aspects of the KuK forces.
Great War Austrian
Living History Group - Another great website on the Austro-Hungarian
army.
Wehrmacht Awards Forum - Primarily a WW2-era discussion
group about medals and awards but also featuring imperial and colonial
awards.
O Portal da História - A
Portuguese history website including sections on their involvement in the First
World War in Africa.
The Universal General
- A comprehensive wargaming site with photographs from the War in Africa 1914-18
and an excellent section on the Belgian Colonial Forces.
Los
Rayadillos - An excellent website on Spanish Colonial Uniforms
Colonial Voyage - A large website concentrating on the
Portuguese and Dutch colonies but also covering other lesser known
colonial powers.
Chakoten - A Danish
website featuring loads of Military Historical information and curiosities.
Brazilian Uniforms in the First World War - A look at this rarely
covered topic by the author of this website and Cristiano Campos.
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