Kamerun Campaign

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Took place in the German colony of Kamerun in the African theatre of the First World War when the British, French and Belgians invaded the German colony.

Chronology

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June 1915: On June 10, 1915, Garoua, a city in present-day Cameroon, was occupied by the British and French military forces.
June 1915: On June 10, 1915, Garoua, a city in present-day Cameroon, was occupied by the British and French military forces.
April 1915: The French took over Lomié in 1915 when they defeated the German forces in southern Cameroon.
December 1914: The northern runway in Nkongsamba was conquered by British units.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
August 1914: On August 25, 1914, after a brief skirmish, a British-Nigerian unit occupied the border town of Tepe in northern Cameroon.
April 1915: The French took over Lomié in 1915 when they defeated the German forces in southern Cameroon.
December 1914: Shortly before Christmas 1914, the French succeeded in taking the Molundu station (Cameroon).
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
August 1914: On August 25, 1914, after a brief skirmish, a British-Nigerian unit occupied the border town of Tepe in northern Cameroon.
December 1914: Shortly before Christmas 1914, the French succeeded in taking the Molundu station (Cameroon).
April 1915: The French took over Lomié in 1915 when they defeated the German forces in southern Cameroon.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
December 1914: The northern runway in Nkongsamba was conquered by British units.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
December 1914: Shortly before Christmas 1914, the French succeeded in taking the Molundu station (Cameroon).
October 1914: Battle of Jabassi.
October 1914: Battle of Jabassi.
December 1914: Shortly before Christmas 1914, the French succeeded in taking the Molundu station (Cameroon).
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
November 1914: The French captured Edéa, Nola and Sanaga in October.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
October 1914: Battle of Jabassi.
December 1914: The northern runway in Nkongsamba was conquered by British units.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.
December 1914: The northern runway in Nkongsamba was conquered by British units.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
August 1914: On August 25, 1914, after a brief skirmish, a British-Nigerian unit occupied the border town of Tepe in northern Cameroon.
October 1914: Battle of Jabassi.
November 1914: The French captured Edéa, Nola and Sanaga in October.
April 1915: The French took over Lomié in 1915 when they defeated the German forces in southern Cameroon.
August 1914: On August 25, 1914, after a brief skirmish, a British-Nigerian unit occupied the border town of Tepe in northern Cameroon.

1. Naval Operations

Naval operations during the Kamerun campaign of World War I.

September 1914: Around 1,000 British and French soldiers landed at Douala (Cameroon), occupying the port without resistance.
September 1914: French infantry landed at Ukoko and took the town shortly after fighting the German garrison there. Germany had effectively no control over the portion of Kamerun to the south of the Spanish colony of Rio Muni.
September 1914: Around 1,000 British and French soldiers landed at Douala (Cameroon), occupying the port without resistance.
September 1914: French infantry landed at Ukoko and took the town shortly after fighting the German garrison there. Germany had effectively no control over the portion of Kamerun to the south of the Spanish colony of Rio Muni.
September 1914: French infantry landed at Ukoko and took the town shortly after fighting the German garrison there. Germany had effectively no control over the portion of Kamerun to the south of the Spanish colony of Rio Muni.
September 1914: Around 1,000 British and French soldiers landed at Douala (Cameroon), occupying the port without resistance.
September 1914: Around 1,000 British and French soldiers landed at Douala (Cameroon), occupying the port without resistance.
October 1914: Allied forces landed at Bonaberi. After some fighting the town was surrendered and the German force retreated into the interior of the colony.
October 1914: Allied forces landed at Bonaberi. After some fighting the town was surrendered and the German force retreated into the interior of the colony.
September 1914: French infantry landed at Ukoko and took the town shortly after fighting the German garrison there. Germany had effectively no control over the portion of Kamerun to the south of the Spanish colony of Rio Muni.