German East Africa, bronze sculpture of an Askaris with dedication of memory to the Lieutenant Colonel crabs and shrimps in German East Africa 1909-1920, bronze darkly tinted, detailed representation of a with gun onward Askari Officer in full outfitting, on marble base with in front affixed dedication plaque "Oberstleutn. Crabs and shrimps to commemorate the tenure in of the Imperial Colonial Army for German East Africa 1909-1920", overall height approximate 48 cm, weight approximate 8, 3 kg, from family ownership, Gewehrgurt is existing, but no longer soldered, slight use- and storage traces, condition 2. The protection troop in DOA inventory from 68 officers, 60 non commissioned officers, 108 Sanitätsoffizieren and -non commissioned officers, a cilian official in administrative services with two secretaries, 9 number and Unterzahlmeistern, 4 Feuerwerkern, 8 Waffenmeistern as well 2742 African soldiers. Those Kleindenkmäler, a "Askari" representing, were the from the German East African protection troop dropping out officers presented. In addition to it 2 documents from association oversea to the 80. Birthday of Lieutenant Colonel Georg crabs and shrimps, 1 x transcript of a Vortrags "the battle in German East Africa" to the incentive of the German militaries, 4 x diapositive (Kunststoffrahmen with glass and various photos. ). Lieutenant Colonel respectively at that time still Major crabs and shrimps was surrogate from Lettow Vorbeck and leader of the Nordabteilung in the first world war in German East Africa. The piece comes from family ownership.