British and French Military Occupation

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Establishment

• August 1914: French and British forces arrived at Kamina. The German commander then surrendered on August 26, 1914.
• August 1914: German Togo was occupied by France and Great Britain at the beginning of WWI.

Chronology

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1. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

1.1. World War I African Theatre

Was the African Theatre of World War I.

1.1.1. Togoland Campaign

Was a French and British invasion of the German colony of Togoland in West Africa, which began the West African campaign of the First World War.

• August 1914: French and British forces arrived at Kamina. The German commander then surrendered on August 26, 1914.
• August 1914: German Togo was occupied by France and Great Britain at the beginning of WWI.
• December 1916: Militarly occupied Togoland was divided into French and British administrative zones.

1.1.2. Kamerun Campaign

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.

• June 1915: On June 10, 1915, Garoua, a city in present-day Cameroon, was occupied by the British and French military forces.
• March 1916: After the conquest of German Cameroon by French and British forces, part of the occupied territories was integrated into French Equatorial Africa.

1.1.3. Serbia during World War I

Serbian theatre of World War I.

1.1.3.1. Invasion of Serbia

Invasion of Serbia by the Central Powers during World War I.

Disestablishment

• 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 1916: Militarly occupied Togoland was divided into French and British administrative zones.