| rdfs:comment | - Askari is the son of a Wild Wolf and Lobo.
- Askarri society stretches over centuries, though given how far their mythology dates back, its actual origins lie back millennia in the past.
- Askari (the Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Somali and Swahili word for soldier) was the term used to describe indigenous soldiers of the Middle East and East Africa, who served in the armies of the various European colonial powers controlling those regions. Often, European colonizers would pick Askari from particular tribal or ethnic groups. Sometimes, in addition to the regular forces, there would also be irregulars, wearing their traditional battle dress and wielding traditional weapons.
- An askari was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in East Africa, Northeast Africa, and Central Africa. Not only was the word used in that sense in English, but also in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. The designation is still in use today to describe police, gendarmerie and security guards.
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| abstract | - An askari was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in East Africa, Northeast Africa, and Central Africa. Not only was the word used in that sense in English, but also in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. The designation is still in use today to describe police, gendarmerie and security guards. During the period of the European colonial empires in Africa, locally recruited soldiers were employed by Italian, British, Portuguese, German and Belgian colonial armies. They played a crucial role in the conquest of the various colonial possessions, and subsequently served as garrison and internal security forces. During both World Wars askari units served outside their colonies of origin, in various parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
- Askari is the son of a Wild Wolf and Lobo.
- Askari (the Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Somali and Swahili word for soldier) was the term used to describe indigenous soldiers of the Middle East and East Africa, who served in the armies of the various European colonial powers controlling those regions. Often, European colonizers would pick Askari from particular tribal or ethnic groups. Sometimes, in addition to the regular forces, there would also be irregulars, wearing their traditional battle dress and wielding traditional weapons. German Askaris were better trained, paid, and equipped than ones employed by the British forces. German Askaris were used extensively by Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck during World War I. The Force Publique was an example of a mostly Askari military, under Belgian control in the Congo and fighting in East Africa. Indiana Jones has encountered many Askari in his adventures in Africa - with a British Askari rescuing him as a boy near the Kirinyaga safari camp in 1909, and fighting and commanding Belgian Askari against Batusi forces under German officers in the First World War.
- Askarri society stretches over centuries, though given how far their mythology dates back, its actual origins lie back millennia in the past.
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