Overview

Stretching from the jungles of the Congo to the northern borders of Rhodesia, Reichskommissariat Mittelafrika (RK-Mittelafrika) is the largest colonial dominion of the German Reich in Africa. Founded after the Axis victory and the fall of British and Belgian rule, it stands as the brutal zenith of Nazi imperial ambition.

Leadership: SS-Obergruppenführer Wolf Eseer

Appointed directly by Heinrich Himmler, Wolf Eseer rules the territory with unmatched brutality. A veteran of labor camps in Poland, he has transformed Mittelafrika into a militarized, extractive colonial system defined by forced labor, racial supremacy, and total repression.

Administrative Structure

• Capital: Léopoldville (renamed Neu-Köln)
• Governance: Regional SS-Bezirke, each led by an SS governor
• Population Policy: Native Africans are segregated and used as forced labor
• Germanization: Volksdeutsche settlements are promoted in resource-rich areas

Economy and Resources

• Mines: Uranium, cobalt, diamonds, rubber for the Reich
• Labor: The Afrikanische Arbeitssystem enslaves millions
• Infrastructure: A transcontinental railway is under construction to link the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Military Presence

• SS-Kampfgruppen Afrika: Elite units for repression and strategic control
• Kriegsmarine Bases: Support Axis naval operations in both oceans
• Luftwaffe Airfields: Enable fast deployment and surveillance deep into the continent

Resistance and Repression

Armed uprisings by native groups are frequent, especially in former Belgian Congo and Angola. The SS responds with:

• Scorched earth tactics
• Reprisal massacres
• Aerial bombings
• Surveillance by the SD against locals and potential anti-German elements

International Relations

• Rhodesia: Not recognized; considered a rebellious colonial splinter
• Portugal: Monitored closely due to its alliance with Rhodesia
• Axis Powers: Even fellow Axis-aligned regimes see RK-Mittelafrika as dangerously extreme