Colonial period: Military base in Cameroon
Men wearing tropical suits hoist a flag on a military base in the German colony Cameroon (undated picture from the colonial period). Cameroon had been a German colony from 1884 to World War I and was split between Great Britain and France in 1916. The independent Republic of Cameroon was declared on the 1st of January in 1960
Picture No
10646725
Media ID
45196823
Size
2758px x 3703px
(1.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / picture-alliance / dpa
Date
30-Nov-99
