German Colonial Empire

"Formerly its condition was one of injustice..but now there is peace everywhere."

"In brutally suppressing the Maji Maji War in Tanganyika and in attempting genocide against the of Namibia (South-West Africa), the German ruling class were getting the experience which they later applied against the Jews and against German workers and progressives."

"In Africa, it is true, German forces were able to keep fighting for a surprisingly long time and to inflict real casualties. Total British losses in East Africa were over 100,000 men, the vast majority black troops and porters. But what was the point? The German aim was to tie up colonial soldiers who might otherwise have been deployed in Europe, yet few of those engaged in the African campaigns would have been sent to Europe under any circumstances. In any case, most of the fighting took place in Germanys colonies, particularly in German East Africa (Tanganyika). South-West Africa surrendered to the South Africans as early as July 1915. The others - Togoland and the Cameroons - were in Entente hands long before the end of the war."