When the word colonialism comes up, few people are likely to think of Spandau. Yet in the Prussian garrison town too, the German overseas territories were part of everyday life at the beginning of the 20th century: several Spandau citizens served in the German colonies during their military careers.
Former members of the Imperial Navy in particular wanted to stay in contact with one another even after their service had ended. Thus the Spandauer Marineverein was founded in 1890, known since 1935 as the Marinekameradschaft, whose estate today gives us an insight into the matter-of-course way in which the colonies, as part of personal life experience, belonged to the everyday life of the people of Spandau, between club activities and municipal politics.
We invite you to engage in dialogue about a chapter of Spandau's local history that has received little attention so far.