former German colony
C20131
concept
A former German colony is a territory that was once under the political control and administration of the German Empire or later German states, but has since gained independence or come under another sovereignty.
Observed surface forms (5)
- German colonial territory ×2
- German colonization of the Americas ×1
- German colony ×1
- former German colonial concession ×1
- former German colonial possession in China ×1
Instances (12)
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Togoland region
surface form: Togoland
- German Kamerun
- German East Africa
- German New Guinea via concept surface "German colony"
- Mandated Islands
- Tsingtao via concept surface "former German colonial concession"
- Kiautschou Bay concession via concept surface "German colonial territory"
- German concession in Hankou via concept surface "former German colonial possession in China"
- Pacific Mandate territories
- Kiaochow via concept surface "German colonial territory"
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German South-West Africa was later administered as a League of Nations mandate by the Union of South Africa
surface form: German South-West Africa
- Welser concession in Venezuela via concept surface "German colonization of the Americas"