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Tango01 | 03 Nov 2014 9:45 p.m. PST |
"Schutztruppe, or ‘Protective Force', was the German force established to ‘protect' their African colonies, German West Africa (GWA – modern Togo and Cameroon), German South-West Africa (GSWA – modern Namibia) and German East Africa (GEA – modern Tanzania), although this mainly entailed protecting them from their own inhabitants when they rebelled. Established from the late 1880s, like all imperial powers they used mostly natives as fighting men, and Germans as officers and NCOs, although in GSWA the force was entirely European. Prior to 1914 these forces faced numerous rebellions from within the colonies, but with the start of the European war the troops were effectively surrounded by colonies owned by the Entente powers – Britain, France, Belgium and Portugal – all of whom wanted to eliminate the German possessions, in part so they might gain them for themselves. All the colonies duly fell, but in GEA a small colonial army under the inspired leadership of Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870-1964) avoided capture or destruction, skilfully occupying troops that could otherwise have been sent to some other theatre of war. All but one of the figures in this set are European and they have some variety of uniform. The first three figures in the top row wear the tropical helmet which began to be replaced by the model worn by the fourth figure from 1913, although extreme difficulties of supply meant the older type would still have been worn during the fighting in GSWA, and probably even at the war's end. The first figure in the second row wears a brimmed hat called the Südwesterhut, particularly appropriate for the GSWA garrison and much worn by mounted troops there. The machine-gunner wears the newer model tropical helmet, and the officer has the slouch hat. Every figure wears a tunic, which is certainly part of the uniform and accurately done, but in the heat of the African summer few would have chosen to wear the tunic much. Trousers and breeches look fine, as do the ankle boots with puttees or gaiters these men wear…"
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