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689: 298: 369: 133: 36: 355: 176: 199:. The first efforts in rallying support for a re-establishment of a German Colonial Empire in Germany can be traced back to 1923. As a result, a number of pro-colonial organisations, supported by both conservative-minded Germans and nationalists, were established in different parts of Germany. Founded in 1925, the foremost outfit was the 255:
The agitation was conducted largely in Germany by means of newspapers, magazines, conferences and "Colonial Exhibitions". That was meant to keep open the so-called Colonial Question (Kolonialfrage) and to gather funds for the organisation. The most important weekly publications of the
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As part of the Nazi triumphalism for the Third Reich, the Reichskolonialbund was intended to take over the role of the disbanded
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structure; as a result many references give two different years for the Nazi Reichskolonialbund foundation, 1933 and 1936.
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Adult members of the Reichskolonialbund also wore uniform during parades and rallies. The design was inspired by the
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The Reichskolonialbund had its own youth organization, the Colonial Youth, which was incorporated as a wing of the
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Wolfgang Reith: "Die Kaiserlichen Schutztruppen". Glanz & Gloria Verlag, Windhoek 2017, ISBN 978-99916-909-6-4
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The disbandment of the organisation and its assets was harsh and without ceremony, almost equaling a requisition
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decreed its disbandment. However, after lengthy discussions, the decree was revoked in November of the same year.
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circa 1914. Germany had lost all its overseas colonies by the time the Reichskolonialbund came to existence.
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The Reichskolonialbund was established on 13 June 1936 by the former governor of
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The purpose of the Reichskolonialbund was to reclaim the overseas colonies that
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Examples of the Reichskolonialbund's agitation: Posters, insignias, etc. (de)
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pressed for the dissolution of the Reichskolonialbund on the grounds of
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Der Reichskolonialbund – Wiedergabe der Jünemannschen `Rechtfertigungen
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The Reichskolonialbund held two parliamentary sessions, the first in
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The emblem of the Reichskolonialbund was based on the flag of the
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The decline of the Reichskolonialbund began with the onset of
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A French soldier outside of a Reichskolonialbund office in
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The Reichskolonialbund was active between 1936 and 1943.
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in the East of Europe. Finally in 1943 the Reichsleiter
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