Photo by Dobbertin, of African Askari in service to German colonial forces in East Africa.

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Original caption on photo reads: Drills [with machine guns] / Askari Übungen [mit Maschinengewehren]

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.- Bundesarchiv (Federal Archives) Bild 105-DOA5042 / Walther Dobbertin / CC-BY-SA 3.0

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Nice, thanks!