Schutztruppe
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The Schutztruppe was the colonial armed force of Imperial Germany from the late 1800s to 1918 when Germany lost its colonies.
In 1914 there were three Schutztruppe commands:
- German East Africa consisting of 14 companies totalling 2,500 men with its headquarters in Dar es Salaam They were Commanded by Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck and went on to become the last German unit to surrender.
- German Southwest Africa consisting of 10 companies totalling 1,500 men with two headquarters, one in Windhoek and the other in Keetmanshoop
- Kamerun (German Cameroon) consisting of 11 companies totalling 1,600 men with its headquarters in Soppo