Pictures of the Schutztruppe
Without any inscription, the Schutztruppe band can be seen in the front.
5. Comp. Deirodorf ?Swynelt Rippa 1901
Deïdo (formerly Bonabela or Deidodorf, also Dido) is a district within the arrondissement (French commune d'arrondissement) Douala I of the Cameroonian city of Douala. The settlement was inhabited by the Bonabéri and the Bonanjo, both ethnic groups of the same Duala-Clans. (wikipedia)
An identifiable name: Corporal Franz August Rippa, born February 7, 1875, received the colonial commemorative coin.
Non-commissioned officer corps of the occupation in Duala
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The protection force in Kribi
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Mounted guard of the Kribi protection force July 1901
The ship was used for surveying work on the west coast of Africa, but was also deployed in operations of the protection force, e.g. against the Hereros in German South West Africa (now Namibia).
On board SS Wolf 1900
Crew of the government ship "Nachtigal", cyanotype (reproduction of a photo in iron blue print)
The Nachtigal was a government steamer of the German colony Cameroon, from 1895 in use for navigational surveying tasks, probably also in the customs service or as a troop transport for the Protection forceDetails are not yet known. From May 1901 to January 23, 1902, the Nachtigal was in Germany for repairs. (Source: Wikipedia)
Gustav Nachtigal – African explorer and official of the German Empire.
In 1884, Bismarck appointed him Reich Commissioner for German West Africa and commissioned him to rebuild the territories and trading bases in German colonies On July 14, 1884, he placed Cameroon "under German protection." Following the signing of the treaties, revolts and protests broke out in all the claimed territories. (Source: Wikipedia)
