War Losses (Africa) | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1)
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Human resources in Africa were exploited during the First World War for imperial ends. Men were sent to Europe to augment the manpower of the combatants, and soldiers and labourers were mobilized to aid in the conquest or defense of Germany’s colonies. In all, about 2,350,000 Africans were mobilized between 1914 and 1918 to secure these respective ends, while over 250,000 soldiers and carriers, as well as approximately 750,000 civilians perished in this effort. The transfer of German colonial territories in Africa that resulted from this conflict ultimately depended on the outcome of the fighting in Europe and would likely have taken place even had the war in Africa never been fought.
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