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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/MiloKleftis on 2024-01-24 15:08:39+00:00.

Original Title: How exactly did the German colonial administration in 1884 - 1919 of (for example) Deutsch-Südwestafrika work? (Authorities, Gouvernors, etc.) I want to depict it with a diagram as clear as possible, but I cant seem to find an article about it.