Golgotha's WWI Colonial - German Schutztruppe

Herewith, some German Schutztruppe (English translation: Protection Force). Miniatures by HaT. See: http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1784. These are ideal for both WW1 (South West Africa and East Africa) as well as colonial. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_von_Lettow-Vorbeck

See: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=126461.0

Here is a great map for potentially wargaming the Battle of Tanga, also known as the battle of the bees.

See what this chap did for the Battle of Tanga 1914, http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2019/05/battle-of-tanga-1914.html

The HMS Fox which took part in the bombardment, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Fox_(1893)

Whilst on the topic of ships it is also worth considering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Liemba 

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_K%C3%B6nigsberg_(1905) 

and this excellent article on her guns: 

https://www.stanleyville.be/documents/The%20Guns%20of%20the%20SMS%20K%C3%B6nigsberg.pdf

See a board game of the battle of Tanga, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16332/battle-tanga-1914

See also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tanga

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ngomano

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_von_Prince

and https://agrabbagofgames.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/the-germans-1885-1890s/ - this is an excellent wargame specific article/website includes also useful links. 

See relatively good book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warfare-German-South-West-Africa-1884-1915-ebook/dp/B008BU2LLW

Great for Colonial German uniforms see: http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/

This blog has some great ideas for wargaming German Colonial engagements, see: http://germancolonialgaming.blogspot.com/

Similarly see: https://agrabbagofgames.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/the-germans-1885-1890s/

 

See: D, Pizzo, To Devour the Land of Mkwawa : Colonial Violence and the German-Hehe War in East Africa, Chapel Hill 2007 – available here: https://docplayer.net/49894164-To-devour-the-land-of-mkwawa-colonial-violence-and-the-german-hehe-war-in-east-africa-c-david-pizzo.html

 

Some fantastic Colonial German photographs are available here: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/german-east-africa-now.html

Image from: https://www.deviantart.com/dasirishkaiser/art/Battle-of-Tanga-812187094