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The German colonial empire, which never matched the full extent of the French, British or Portuguese, encompassed several African countries, including Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Namibia and Cameroon.
Britain relied heavily on its empire for resources ... war the cabinet made the decision that all wireless stations in German colonies should be destroyed. Top of the list… was Kamina.
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Apart from the Maji-Maji war in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania), the war in Namibia, which the Germans pursued with genocidal intent, was the longest military campaign, and the one incurring ...
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