Hermann von Wissmann

07/09/2026

Inspection of the reinforcement convoy for German South-West Africa, by His Majesty Emperor Wilhelm II on 15 June 1894.

Information on uniform supplied in the link below
https://www.weitze.net/militaria/04/Deutsches_Reich_Schutztruppe_fuer_Deutsch_Suedwestafrika_nbsp_1889_96_Waffenrock_zur_Parade_fuer_einen_Hauptmann__522304.html

Thank you for sharing, Jia 👍🏻

Jarema

06/09/2026

Hauptmann of the Schutztruppe (protection troops) at Military Odyssey 2026 ☀️

*Reenactment

Military Odyssey: 31st Aug 2026
German Schutztruppe Officer - German Colonial Empire group

03/09/2026

Maps of the colonies of the German Colonial Empire ☀️

01/09/2026

With Wissmann through Africa, my experiences, a book written by G Richelmann and Wissmann. Richelmann was captain and commanding officer in the Infantry Regiment Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, and former station chief of Bogamoja, East Africa.

Richelmann co-wrote the book with Hermann von Wissman: With Wissmann through Africa, my experiences. G. Richelmann and Hermann von Wissmann, publisher: Magdeburg: Creutz'sche Publishing House, 1891

https://www.zvab.com/Wissmann-Afrika-Erlebnisse-Richelmann-G-Hermann/31080053865/bd

01/09/2026

Portrait of Hermann von Wissmann, from the Arab Revolt in German East Africa, by Hugold von Behr, F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1891 schoefert.de

The Arab revolt erupted, because the new German presence in East Africa seeked to end the Arab slave trade in that region. Major von Wissmann was sent out to crush this rebellion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Wissmann

Image shared courtesy of schoefert.de via Wikipedia Commons ~

01/09/2026

Carl Peters in official colonial uniform. Peters was an African explorer, and one of the founders of the German East Africa Company, which set up business in East Africa.

The presence of the German East Africa Company in this region, disrupted the lucrative local Arab and African slave trade. Germans instinctively opposed slavery, and soon there was open conflict, with Arab slave traders rebelling against the German company.

This conflict induced Bismarck to send out a military officer Hermann von Wissmann, to raise a German protection force to crush the rebellion. These events brought about the creation of the German colony of East Africa.

Peters was instrumental in creating a German presence in East Africa, which ultimately brought about the German colony of East Africa. Yet he is also known for his brutality being known as "Hangman Peters."

Learn more on the life and times of Carl Peters in the link below:
https://www.passport-collector.com/german-east-africa-colony-1885-carl-peters/

29/08/2026

1895 map from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, showing the overseas territories and colonies of the German Colonial Empire ☀️

German possessions in Africa (such as German East Africa, German South-West Africa, Cameroon, and Togo) and the Pacific (such as Kaiser-Wilhelm-Land and the Caroline Islands) are marked in red.

History of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia on the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon

History of the German Colonial Empire on the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_colonial_empire

29/08/2026

Hardcover edition of German Schutztruppe in East Africa: History of the Imperial Protectorate Force 1889-1911 by Ernst Nigmann.

Translated by Robert E. Dohrenwend) published by The Battery Press (2005 reprint)

Published in German in 1912 under the title Geschichte der Kaiserlichen Schutztruppe für Deutsche-Ostafrika.

You can purchase your copy on the link below:
https://ebay.io/m/WMefRT

28/08/2026

Wishing all members, their family and friends a great weekend!

And for those in the UK enjoy the Bank Holiday!