when did germany lose its african colonies
Most of Germany's colonies were occupied by its enemies in the first weeks of World War I, German South-West Africa surrendered in 1915, Kamerun in 1916 and German East Africa only in 1918 by end of the war.Germany's colonial empire was officially confiscated with the Treaty of Versailles after her defeat in the war.erman South West Africa was taken under mandate by the Union of South Africa. In the Pacific, Japan gained Germany's islands north of the equator (the Marshall Islands, the Carolines, the Marianas, the Palau Islands) and Kiautschou in China.