African soldiers fighting for Germany, First World War, 1914, (c1920). 'Germany's Colonial Allies: Native Infantry in East Africa. The hats have the Prussian eagle on the front'. African soldiers serving in the armies of the European colonial powers were known as askaris. From "The Great World War - A History" Volume II, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]