Imperial German Army

1871–1919 land warfare branch of the German military

thumb|An askari with an assegai at [[AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, January 1943.]] An askari or ascari (from Somali, Swahili, and Arabic , , meaning 'soldier' or 'military', also 'police' in Somali) was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in the African Great Lakes, Northeast Africa and Central Africa. The word is used in this sense in English, as well as in German, Italian, Urdu, and Portuguese. In French, the word is used only in reference to native troops outside the French colonial empire. The designation is still in occas

The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (, German Air Combat Forces)known before October 1916 as ' (lit. "The flying troops of the German Imperial Reich")was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. In English-language sources it is usually referred to as the Imperial German Air Service', although that is not a literal translation of either name. German naval aviators of the were an integral part of the Imperial German Navy (). Both military branches operated aeroplanes, observation balloons and airships.

army

highest echelon of command of the army (Heer) of the German Empire

'''''' (, Protection Force) was the official name of the colonial troops in the African territories of the German colonial empire from the late 19th century to 1918. Similar to other colonial armies, the consisted of volunteer European commissioned and non-commissioned officers, medical and veterinary officers. Most enlisted ranks were recruited from indigenous communities within the German colonies or from elsewhere in Africa.

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military unit

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military organisation of the German state Baden until 1871

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