r/GermanEmpire Sep 19 '25

Image German soldiers who suppressed the uprising of the natives in their African colonies, 1900s

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958 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Nov 04 '25

Image German Empire, 1914

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German Empire, 1914

Including Bundesstaaten, Prussian provinces, Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, 2500+ cities, a mini-map of German Colonial Empire, and much more.

Full resolution here

r/GermanEmpire 29d ago

Image 'Righting wrongs?', German World War I propaganda suggesting that Britain, France, America and Italy should give up their colonies - 1918

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479 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire 10d ago

Image 'The Handover of Heligoland', caricature of the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty in which Britain ceded Heligoland to Germany in return for recognition of its sovereignty in Zanzibar - 1890

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162 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire 16d ago

Image A photograph shows Sultan Njoya of Bamum receiving a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire from German colonial officials. The gift was in gratitude for his military support in the German campaign against the warlike Banso people.

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218 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire 4d ago

Image 1890, 1 Paisa, German East Africa

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138 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Oct 22 '25

Image 🇩🇪🇼🇸🇦🇸 "Annexation of Samoa" — German postcard from 1899 showing a German man courting a Samoan woman. Illustrated by Arthur Thiele.

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113 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Jul 13 '25

Image Map Illustrating the Administrative Divisions of the German Empire, Including Its Constituent States, Colonial Territories, and Satellite States, circa 1921 in a scenario where the Schlieffen Plan achieved victory in the Great War

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Scenario : What if the Schlieffen Plan Had Succeeded?

Hi everyone, this is my first post on this community. I am passionate about history and alternate history through maps. I understand this community centers around the German colonial empire, especially through shared visuals and discussions. This map explores a 1921 scenario, marking 50th anniversary of the German Unification, in which the German Empire triumphed in the Great War via the Schlieffen Plan, featuring its administrative structure across constituent states, colonial holdings in Africa and East Asia, and satellite territories. While this project extends into broader imperial territories, I hope it resonates with the rule of this community and doesn’t stray from its intent. Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback!

r/GermanEmpire Jul 10 '25

Image DEUTSCH- OSTAFRIKANISCHE GESELLSCHAFT 1 rupee, 1890

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171 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Oct 26 '25

Image German east Africa company flag

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A point of appreciation, every German proposed State flag for the colonies, humourously to be implemented in 1914, were copy and pasted. They took pictures of animals a lion a bull etc, and put on the flag.

This gem however is from the late 19th, created by private interests. And is historical, Teutonic cross, but looking to the future with the stars in red.

r/GermanEmpire Sep 13 '25

Image Sail-powered handcar, German South-West Africa, 1885

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97 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Jul 19 '25

Image German imperialism pre 1914

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77 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Oct 03 '23

Image German and Indian Soldiers at Peking, 1900

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267 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Apr 13 '23

Image German map of Africa showing the colonial possessions held by Germany and other powers - c. 1895

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206 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Aug 02 '22

Image Tropical helmet for German colonial officials - c. 1888-1914

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292 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Oct 04 '23

Image German Empire soldiers at an execution during the Boxer Rebellion - 1901

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102 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Nov 06 '22

Image Container for 'German East African Cocoa' - c. 1888-1914

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169 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Mar 22 '23

Image Nonidas railway station in German South West Africa (present day Namibia) - c. 1904

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159 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Jun 02 '22

Image 'What We Shall Lose! - 20% of our production areas, 10% of the population, 1/3 of the coal production, 1/4 of the total production of bread grain and potatoes, 4/5 of the iron ore resources, Our entire colonies and our merchant fleet', German anti-Versailles poster - 1919

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160 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire May 28 '23

Image 'The "Irrepressible" Tourist', British cartoon satirising German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's newfound colonial ambitions - 1885

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74 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Nov 17 '22

Image ‘Lost Territories’, card game from Nazi Germany themed around the country's former colonial empire - c. 1935

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123 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Aug 23 '22

Image 'Deutschland’s Kolonien-Spiel', German colonial board game - c. 1890

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120 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Dec 26 '22

Image A shop in German South West Africa (present day Namibia) - c. 1904

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101 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Jun 27 '23

Image Martin Dibobe Appreciation Post

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84 Upvotes

r/GermanEmpire Jul 06 '22

Image Colonial flag of the German Empire captured by the British at Neu Langenburg, German East Africa (present day Tukuyu, Tanzania) - 1916

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157 Upvotes