An Italian postcard map of central and southern Africa with insets for New Guinea and Kiautschau, China, with the colonies of Italy, Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Belgium.

Il tramonto dell'impero coloniale tedesco

The sunset of the German colonial empire



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Censura sottoprefettura Terni del 25-5-17 Censorship of the Terni sub-prefecture 25/05/17



Logo: IPA CT Gromo

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Sammlung J. Thomas, Sachrang/Obb.

Collection of J. Thomas, Sachrang / Bavaria.

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Angola was a Portuguese colony in west Africa during World War I. Although Portugal declared its support for the Entente Allies on August 7, 1914, and Portuguese and German troops clashed along the border between the Portuguese colony of Mozambique and German East Africa, there was little hostility along the lengthy border Angola shared with German Southwest Africa.

Within Angola, German agents incited tribal hostility against the Portuguese.

After former Portuguese King Manuel II called for the suspension of activities to return him to power, Germany declared war on Portugal on March 9, 1916, as did Austria-Hungary a week later.

In retaliation for Germany's sinking of neutral Portuguese vessels as part of its submarine war, the Portuguese Government seized 38 ships in Portuguese waters on March 8. Germany demanded their immediate release and, when Portugal refused, declared war. Austria-Hungary did the same on March 15, 1916.

About 100,000 Portuguese troops fought in Africa and on the Western Front.

Angola is a colony in Africa.