Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon
Encyclopedia
"Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon" is the German title for the "Encyclopedia of German colonies" which was published in 1920. The text had been finished by 1914 before World War I
but was not printed due to the war. Thus it gives a wide range of informations and then official views on the colonies of Germany at the end of its rule.
The encyclopedia was published 1920 in 3 volumes by a committee headed by the former governor of German East Africa
, Heinrich Schnee. It was reprinted in 2006 by Fines Mundi publishers in Saarbrücken.
The complete German text has been digitalized and is available online.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
but was not printed due to the war. Thus it gives a wide range of informations and then official views on the colonies of Germany at the end of its rule.
The encyclopedia was published 1920 in 3 volumes by a committee headed by the former governor of German East Africa
German East Africa
German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
, Heinrich Schnee. It was reprinted in 2006 by Fines Mundi publishers in Saarbrücken.
The complete German text has been digitalized and is available online.